Where does “LSD” come from?
LSD is a backformation from lysergic acid diethylamide, a German pharmaceutical coinage from Lysergsäure and diethylamid, with Säure deriving from Old High German sūri.
LSD (English): Initialism of £sd; lysergic acid diethylamide;...
Definitions
- Initialism of £sd; lysergic acid diethylamide;...
Ancestry of “LSD”, step by step
LSD traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German LSD
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | LSD | Initialism of Lysergsäure-diethylamid; LSD |
| 2 | German | Lysergsäure-diethylamid | The psychedelic drug LSD, acid |
| 3 | German | Säure | acid |
| 4 | Middle High German | siure | — |
via Latin [[lībra]] [[solidus]] [[dēnārius]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | [[lībra]] [[solidus]] [[dēnārius]] | — |