Where does “bisbenzylisoquinolinium” come from?
bisbenzylisoquinolinium (English) comes from English isoquinolinium, from English quinoline, from English quinine, from French quinine, from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini, from Latin quinque — five.
bisbenzylisoquinolinium (English): Any of a group of compounds similar in structure...
Definitions
- Any of a group of compounds similar in structure...
Ancestry of “bisbenzylisoquinolinium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | isoquinolinium | The cation formed by protonation of an... |
| 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 |