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Where does “aspirina” come from?

aspirina (Spanish) comes from German Aspirin, from German acetylierte Spirsäure — acetylated salicylic acid.

aspirina (Spanish): aspirin

Definitions

  1. aspirin

Ancestry of “aspirina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAspirinaspirin
2Germanacetylierte Spirsäureacetylated salicylic acid
Every word from German acetylierte Spirsäure →