Where does “sulphosalicylic” come from?

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

sulphosalicylic (English): Of or pertaining to sulphosalicylic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to sulphosalicylic acid or its...

Ancestry of “sulphosalicylic”, 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 →