Morpheme
Aspirin
Type
free base
Denotation
acetylsalicylic acid used as an analgesic medication
Etymology
genericization of German Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure, from (1) acetyliert, from acetylieren, from Acetyl + -ieren, from Latin acētum, from acēre + Ancient Greek hýlē and (2) Spiraea + Säure, from Ancient Greek speiraía, from speîra + Middle High German siure, from Old High German sūrī
Evidence
aspirin, aspirinate, aspirinates, aspirined, aspirinlike, nonaspirin, superaspirin
