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
bisbenzylisoquinolinium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isoquinolinium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English benzyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benzyl | The univalent radical CH-CH- related to toluene... |
| 2 | English | -yl | A univalent radical or functional group formed... |
| 3 | French | méthylène | methylene |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |