Where does “artemether” come from?
artemether (English) comes from English arte-, from English artemisinin, from English quinine, from French quinine, from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini, from Latin quinque — five.
artemether (English): An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and...
Definitions
- An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and...
Ancestry of “artemether”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arte- | Used to form names of artemisinin-related compounds used as antimalarial agents |
| 2 | English | artemisinin | An antimalarial drug derived from the sweet... |
| 3 | English | quinine | A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived... |
| 4 | French | quinine | quinine |
| 5 | Spanish | quina | quinine; toxic wine; double five |
| 6 | Latin | quina | nominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | quini | five each; five at a time |
| 8 | Latin | quinque | five; 5 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |