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Where does “LSD” come from?

LSD (French) comes from German LSD, from German Lysergsäure-diethylamid, from German Säure, from Middle High German siure.

LSD (French): LSD

Definitions

  1. LSD

Ancestry of “LSD”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLSDInitialism of Lysergsäure-diethylamid; LSD
2GermanLysergsäure-diethylamidThe psychedelic drug LSD, acid
3GermanSäureacid
4Middle High Germansiure—
Every word from Middle High German siure →