phosphorus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- (New Latin) phosphorus
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (the bearer of light, light bearer, torchbearer, light-bearing).
Origin
Ancient Greek
φωσφόρος
Gloss
the bearer of light, light bearer, torchbearer, light-bearing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- phosphorus, phōsphorus Latin
- phōsphorus Latin
- Phosphor German
- фо́сфор Russian
- фосфор Russian
- phosphorus, phōsphorus Spanish, Castilian
- φωσφόρος Ancient Greek
- φῶς Ancient Greek
- fosfor Danish
- fosfor Czech
- fosfor Faroese
- fosfor Estonian
- fosfor Crimean Tatar