Where does “quinic acid” come from?

quinic acid (English) comes from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini, from Latin quinque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

quinic acid (English): A white crystalline acid,...

Definitions

  1. A white crystalline acid,...

Ancestry of “quinic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquinaquinine; toxic wine; double five
2Latinquinanominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative...
3Latinquinifive each; five at a time
4Latinquinquefive; 5
5Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “quinic acid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quinque →