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Stage 1 of 3
sulpur
Latin · ancient
"the pale yellow mineral"
the pale yellow mineral, burned since antiquity
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Stage 2 of 3
sulfre
Old French · medieval
"the pale yellow mineral"
carried into French for the same mineral
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Stage 3 of 3
sulfur
English · 1300s
"a pale yellow nonmetallic element"
settled as the English word for the element
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