Where does “キノリン” come from?
キノリン (Japanese) comes from English quinoline, from English quinine, from French quinine, from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini, from Latin quinque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe — five.
キノリン (Japanese): quinoline
Definitions
- quinoline
Ancestry of “キノリン”, step by step
| 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 |