Where does “sulphosalicylic acid” come from?

sulphosalicylic acid (English) comes from English sulpho-, from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

sulphosalicylic acid (English): Any of several isomeric sulfonic acids derived...

Definitions

  1. Any of several isomeric sulfonic acids derived...

Ancestry of “sulphosalicylic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsulpho-Alternative spelling of sulfo-
2English‐o‐—
3Latin‐o‐—
4Ancient Greek-ό-—
Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →Every word from Latin ‐o‐ →Every word from English ‐o‐ →