myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of fosforo

Etymology of the Italian word fosforo

the Italian word fosforo

derived from the Greek word phosphoros, φωσφόρος (light-bearing ('phosphorus'); the morning-star )

derived from the Greek word phos, φῶς (light; luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

using the Greek suffix -phoros, -φόρος, -ϕορος, -ϕόρος

derived from the Greek word pherein, φέρω (to bear)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bher-

Derivations in Italian

fosforato, fosforeggiare, fosforescente, fosforismo, fosforite, fosforoso, fosforeo, fosforico, fosforemia, fosforolisi, fosforoscopio, iperfosforico, defosforare, fosforile, ipofosforico, ipofosforoso, solfofosfolipide, fosfo-

Cognates

Dutch fosfor, English phosphorus, French phosphore, German Phosphor, Icelandic fosfór, Lithuanian fosforas, Russian фocфop, Swedish fosfor