Where does “salicylic acid” come from?
salicylic acid (English) comes from New Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European saləḱ-.
salicylic acid (English): A white crystalline organic acid,...
Definitions
- A white crystalline organic acid,...
Ancestry of “salicylic acid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | salix | willow; a willow branch |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | saləḱ- | — |
Words derived from “salicylic acid”