Where does “salicil” come from?
salicil (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English salicyl, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.
Ancestry of “salicil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | salicyl | The hydroxybenzoyl radical derived from salicylic... |
| 2 | Latin | salix | willow; a willow branch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sl̥H-ik- | — |
Words derived from “salicil”