Where does “salicylic” come from?
Salicylic derives from English salicyl combined with French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.
salicylic (English): Derived from salicin
Ancestry of “salicylic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | salicyl | The hydroxybenzoyl radical derived from salicylic... |
| 2 | Latin | salix | willow; a willow branch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sl̥H-ik- | — |
Words derived from “salicylic”