Etymology

salicylic

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Today it means: Derived from salicin. Full definition →

Latin salix
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsalix“willow tree”
  2. English todaysalicylic

From salicyl + -ic, from Latin salix (“willow tree”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsalix all →

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