Etymology

hyposulfite

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Today it means: The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion. Full definition →

English sulfite ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Latinsulpur
  6. Latinsulfur
  7. Latinsulphur
  8. Anglo-Normansulfre
  9. Middle Englishsulphur
  10. Englishsulfur
  11. Englishsulfite
  12. English todayhyposulfite

From hypo- + sulfite.

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