phosphore
See also: phosphoré
English
Noun
phosphore (plural phosphores)
French
Etymology
From Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”).
Pronunciation
Noun
phosphore m (plural phosphores)
- phosphorus (element)
Descendants
- Lingala: fosofo
Further reading
- “phosphore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) phōsphore
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