Etymology of the English word sulfa
the English word
sulfaderived from the English word
sulfanilamidederived from the English word
amidederived from the English word
ammoniausing the English suffix
-idederived from the English word
oxidederived from the English word
anilinederived from the English word
anilderived from the Portuguese word
anilderived from the Arabic word
an-nilderived from the Latin word
anilis (old-womanish; of an old woman; inflicted by an old woman)
derived from the Latin word
anus (fundament; old woman; hag; matron; old, aged; ring, circle, link; year; age)
using the English prefix
sulfo-Usage
Word found in Modern English
