Etymology

sulfonium

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Today it means: the univalent H₃S⁺ cation, derived from sulfane Full definition →

English onium ← New Latin ammōnium ← Middle English sulphur
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The story

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. New Latinammōnium
  9. Englishammonium
  10. Englishonium
  11. English todaysulfonium

From sulfo- + onium.

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