Where does “bathophenanthroline” come from?
bathophenanthroline (English) comes from English phenanthroline, from English quinoline, from English quinine, from French quinine, from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini, from Latin quinque — five.
bathophenanthroline (English): The heterocycle 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline,...
Definitions
- The heterocycle 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline,...
Ancestry of “bathophenanthroline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phenanthroline | A tricyclic heterocyclic compound having two... |
| 2 | English | quinoline | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 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 |