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Where does “אַספּירין” come from?

אַספּירין (Yiddish) comes from German Aspirin, from German acetylierte Spirsäure — acetylated salicylic acid.

אַספּירין (Yiddish): aspirin

Definitions

  1. aspirin

Ancestry of “אַספּירין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAspirinaspirin
2Germanacetylierte Spirsäureacetylated salicylic acid
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