Where does “nitroquinoline” come from?
nitroquinoline (English) comes from English Nitro, from English nitrocellulose, from English cellulose, from French cellulose, from French cellule, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nitroquinoline (English): Any of several isomeric nitro derivatives of...
Definitions
- Any of several isomeric nitro derivatives of...
Ancestry of “nitroquinoline”, step by step
nitroquinoline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nitro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nitro | The univalent NO2 functional group |
| 2 | English | nitrocellulose | A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by... |
| 3 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 4 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 5 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 6 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English quinoline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quinoline | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 2 | English | quinine | A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived... |
| 3 | French | quinine | quinine |
| 4 | Spanish | quina | quinine; toxic wine; double five |
| 5 | Latin | quina | nominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | quini | five each; five at a time |
| 7 | Latin | quinque | five; 5 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |