myEtymology.com: English etymology of sulfonium

Etymology of the English word sulfonium

the English word sulfonium

derived from the English word ammonium

derived from the English word ammonia

using the English suffix -ium

derived from the English word sulfur

derived from the Anglo-Norman word sulfre

derived from the Latin word sulfur (brimstone, sulfur; lightning)

using the English prefix sulfo-

Word found in Modern English