Where does “阿司匹林” come from?

阿司匹林 (Chinese) comes from English Aspirin, from German Aspirin, from German acetylierte Spirsäure — acetylated salicylic acid.

阿司匹林 (Chinese): aspirin

Definitions

  1. aspirin

Ancestry of “阿司匹林”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAspirinA marketed variety of acetylsalicylic acid
2GermanAspirinaspirin
3Germanacetylierte Spirsäureacetylated salicylic acid
Every word from German acetylierte Spirsäure →Every word from German Aspirin →Every word from English Aspirin →