English
quink
Blend of quin- + quark, suggesting a fifth-level building-block of matter, as if quark were derived from Latin quartus (“fourth”).
The story
Blend of quin- + quark, suggesting a fifth-level building-block of matter, as if quark were derived from Latin quartus (‘fourth’).
Today it means
noun A hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / quink