How did the element sulfur get its name?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

Sulfur from: Sanskrit sulvere,

and/or Latin sulfurium

Maybe hot or fire is found in original meanings (Arab?, Sanskrit?)

The other name for sulfur: Thio is from Greek: theion, like in thiosulfate (S2O32-) and thiamine (vitamin B1)

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