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Where does “cinchona” come from?

cinchona (New Latin) comes from Spanish Chinchón.

Ancestry of “cinchona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishChinchón—

Words derived from “cinchona”

  • cinchona
  • cinchonism
  • cinchonic
  • cinchonize
  • cinchonaceous
  • cinchonise
  • quinquina
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