Where does “salisyl” come from?

salisyl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.

salisyl (Norwegian Bokmål): salicylic acid a white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals

Definitions

  1. salicylic acid a white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals

Ancestry of “salisyl”, step by step

salisyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin salix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalixwillow; a willow branch
2Proto-Indo-European*sl̥H-ik-—

via Ancient Greek Ὕλη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὝληwood; trees; forest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “salisyl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- →Every word from Latin salix →