Where does “desethylchloroquine” come from?
desethylchloroquine (English) comes from English chloroquine, from English -quine, from English quinoline, from English quinine, from French quinine, from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini — five.
desethylchloroquine (English): A chemical derived from chloroquine by the removal of one ethyl group, produced in the human body from chloroquine
Definitions
- A chemical derived from chloroquine by the removal of one ethyl group, produced in the human body from chloroquine
Ancestry of “desethylchloroquine”, step by step
desethylchloroquine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chloroquine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chloroquine | A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent... |
| 2 | English | -quine | Used to form names of quinoline derivatives |
| 3 | English | quinoline | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 4 | English | quinine | A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived... |
| 5 | French | quinine | quinine |
| 6 | Spanish | quina | quinine; toxic wine; double five |
| 7 | Latin | quina | nominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | quini | five each; five at a time |
| 9 | Latin | quinque | five; 5 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |