Where does “артесунат” come from?
артесунат (Russian) comes from English artesunate, from English arte-, from English artemisinin, from English quinine, from French quinine, from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini — five.
Ancestry of “артесунат”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | artesunate | A drug, of the artemisinin group, used to treat malaria |
| 2 | English | arte- | Used to form names of artemisinin-related compounds used as antimalarial agents |
| 3 | English | artemisinin | An antimalarial drug derived from the sweet... |
| 4 | English | quinine | A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived... |
| 5 | French | quinine | quinine |
| 6 | Spanish | quina | quinine; toxic wine; double five |
| 7 | Latin | quina | nominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | quini | five each; five at a time |
| 9 | Latin | quinque | five; 5 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |