Where does “aspirin” come from?

aspirin (Indonesian) comes from Dutch aspirine, from German Aspirin, from German acetylierte Spirsäure — acetylated salicylic acid.

aspirin (Indonesian): aspirin

Definitions

  1. aspirin

Ancestry of “aspirin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaspirineaspirin; any tranquilizer
2GermanAspirinaspirin
3Germanacetylierte Spirsäureacetylated salicylic acid
Every word from German acetylierte Spirsäure →Every word from German Aspirin →Every word from Dutch aspirine →