Where does “bisquinolinium” come from?
bisquinolinium (English) comes from English quinolinium, from English quinoline, from English quinine, from French quinine, from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini, from Latin quinque — five.
bisquinolinium (English): Two quinolinium ions in a compound
Definitions
- Two quinolinium ions in a compound
Ancestry of “bisquinolinium”, step by step
bisquinolinium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quinolinium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quinolinium | The cation formed by protonation of a quinoline |
| 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 bis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bis | plural of bi; Twice; showing that something is,... |
| 2 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 3 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |