Where does “sulfosalicylic acid” come from?

sulfosalicylic acid (English) comes from English sulfo-, from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

sulfosalicylic acid (English): Any of four isomeric derivatives of salicylic...

Definitions

  1. Any of four isomeric derivatives of salicylic...

Ancestry of “sulfosalicylic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsulfo-sulphur
2English‐o‐—
3Latin‐o‐—
4Ancient Greek-ό-—
Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →Every word from Latin ‐o‐ →Every word from English ‐o‐ →