Where does “quinquina” come from?

quinquina (French) comes from New Latin cinchona, from Spanish Chinchón — a town in Madrid, Spain.

quinquina (French): cinchona

Definitions

  1. cinchona

Ancestry of “quinquina”, step by step

quinquina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via New Latin cinchona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latincinchona—
2SpanishChinchóna town in Madrid, Spain

via Quechua kina-kina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuakina-kina—

Words derived from “quinquina”

Every word from Spanish Chinchón →Every word from New Latin cinchona →