Where does “ЛСД” come from?
ЛСД (Russian) comes from English LSD, from German LSD, from German Lysergsäure-diethylamid, from German Säure, from Middle High German siure.
ЛСД (Russian): LSD, acid
Ancestry of “ЛСД”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | LSD | Initialism of £sd; lysergic acid diethylamide;... |
| 2 | German | LSD | Initialism of Lysergsäure-diethylamid; LSD |
| 3 | German | Lysergsäure-diethylamid | The psychedelic drug LSD, acid |
| 4 | German | Säure | acid |
| 5 | Middle High German | siure | — |