Where does “quinine” come from?
Quinine comes from Quechua kina, which derives from Latin quini (a group of five), from Latin quinque (five), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe (five).
quinine (English): A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived...
Definitions
- A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived...
Ancestry of “quinine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | quinine | quinine |
| 2 | Spanish | quina | quinine; toxic wine; double five |
| 3 | Latin | quina | nominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | quini | five each; five at a time |
| 5 | Latin | quinque | five; 5 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “quinine”