Where does “Lysergsäure-diethylamid” come from?

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

Lysergsäure-diethylamid (German): The psychedelic drug LSD, acid

Definitions

  1. The psychedelic drug LSD, acid

Ancestry of “Lysergsäure-diethylamid”, step by step

Lysergsäure-diethylamid traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Säure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäureacid
2Middle High Germansiure—

via German Lyserg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLyserg—

via German Diethylamid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDiethylamiddiethylamide

Words derived from “Lysergsäure-diethylamid”

Every word from Middle High German siure →Every word from German Säure →