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Where does “салицил” come from?

салицил (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English salicyl, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.

салицил (Serbo-Croatian): salicyl

Definitions

  1. salicyl

Ancestry of “салицил”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalicylThe hydroxybenzoyl radical derived from salicylic...
2Latinsalixwillow; a willow branch
3Proto-Indo-European*sl̥H-ik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- →