What is the origin of the symbol for sulfur?

Answer 1

Sulfur was named by using the Latin word for the element, sulphurium. It is spelled 'sulphur' in most English-speaking countries other than the US.

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sulfur (Sanskrit, गन्धक sulvari; LatinSulphurium)

Answer 2

Sulfur is referenced in The Bible as brimstone in English, with this name still used in several nonscientific terms.

'Hell' is implied to "smell of sulfur", likely due to its association with volcanic activity.

Brimstone is possibly the ancient name for sulfur, evokes the acrid odor of volcanic activity.

Brimstone (Hebrew גפרית ואש) often appears in the Bible in reference to the fate of the unfaithful.

Answer 3

The element sulfur got it's name from the Latin word sulfur which means brimstone.

Answer 4

Sulfur is in group 16 of the Periodic Table, in the chalcogen family sometimes called the oxygen family.

Answer 5

The symbol for sulfur, "S", comes from the Latin word "sulphurium." The symbol was derived from the first and last letters of the term.

Answer 6

latin word sulfur named brimestone

Answer 7

greek