Where does “sulfosalicylic” come from?

sulfosalicylic (English) comes from English salicylic, from English salicyl, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.

sulfosalicylic (English): Related to sulfosalicylic acid or its derivatives

Definitions

  1. Related to sulfosalicylic acid or its derivatives

Ancestry of “sulfosalicylic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalicylicDerived from salicin
2EnglishsalicylThe hydroxybenzoyl radical derived from salicylic...
3Latinsalixwillow; a willow branch
4Proto-Indo-European*sl̥H-ik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- →Every word from Latin salix →Every word from English salicyl →