English
quinalbarbitone
Quinalbarbitone comes from Latin quinque ‘five’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquinque‘five’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001quinalbarbitone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquinque‘five’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001quinalbarbitone
Earliest quotation: 2001, Jason Burke, Death of a princess: “Seconal is the commercial name of the barbiturate quinalbarbitone.…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’
five, fifth, finger, punch, pentagon, fin, pimp, quintet, quint, quine, 21 more
through Latin quinque ‘five’
Today it means
noun A sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe / quinalbarbitone