Aspirin.
aspirin
Meaning & usage
aspirin
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acetumder. Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Acetyl Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ierbor. Middle High German -ieren German -ieren German acetylieren Middle High German -et German -t German acetyliertder. Proto-Indo-European *sper- Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂- Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek σπειραία (speiraía)lbor. Translingual Spiraea Proto-Indo-European *súHros Proto-Germanic *sūraz Proto-West Germanic *sūr Old High German sur Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Germanic *-į̄ Proto-West Germanic *-ī Old High German -i Old High German sūrī Middle High German siure German Säure German Spirsäureder. Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Aspirin From acetylierte Spirsäure (literally “acetylated salicylic acid”). The second word is from the plant name Spiraea.
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