Etymology of the English word sulphur
the English word
sulphurderived from the English word
soufrederived from the Old French word
soufrederived from the Latin word
sulfur (brimstone, sulfur; lightning)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
sulfrederived from the Latin word
sulfur (brimstone, sulfur; lightning)
Date
The earliest known usage of sulphur in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Catalan
sofre, Dutch
zwavel, French
soufre, German
Schwefel, Italian
solfo, Norwegian
svovel, Portuguese
xofre, Provençal
solfre, Spanish
asufre, Swedish
svavelUsage
Word found in Modern English
