Where does “quilostigmine” come from?
quilostigmine (English) comes from English isoquinoline, from English quinoline, from English quinine, from French quinine, from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini, from Latin quinque — five.
quilostigmine (English): A cholinesterase inhibitor
Definitions
- A cholinesterase inhibitor
Ancestry of “quilostigmine”, step by step
quilostigmine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isoquinoline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isoquinoline | An isomer of quinoline, many of whose derivatives... |
| 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 |