phosphorus

phosphorus · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
9. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
10. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
11. Latinphōsphorus
12. English todayphosphorus

Borrowed from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).

Phosphorus · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΦωσφόρος“the bearer of light”
2. English todayPhosphorus

From Latinised Greek Phosphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος (Phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).

Words from the same roots