Where does “quina” come from?
quina (Spanish) comes from Latin quina, from Latin quini, from Latin quinque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
quina (Spanish): quinine; toxic wine; double five
Definitions
- quinine; toxic wine; double five
Ancestry of “quina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | quina | nominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | quini | five each; five at a time |
| 3 | Latin | quinque | five; 5 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “quina”