The story
- Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
- Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
- Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
- Englishhalo-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
- Latinphōsphorus
- Englishphosphorusclip.
- Englishphosph-
- Englishphosphine
- English todayhalophosphine
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.