Where does “sal-” come from?

sal- (English) comes from English salicylic acid, from New Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European saləḱ-.

sal- (English): Used to form names of salicylic acid derivatives

Definitions

  1. Used to form names of salicylic acid derivatives

Ancestry of “sal-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsalicylic acidA white crystalline organic acid,...
2New Latinsalixwillow; a willow branch
3Proto-Indo-Europeansaləḱ-—

Words derived from “sal-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European saləḱ- →Every word from New Latin salix →Every word from English salicylic acid →