Etymology of the English word quinacrine
the English word
quinacrinederived from the English word
acridderived from the Latin word
acer (maple tree; wood of the maple tree; maple; sharp, bitter, pointed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-derived from the English word
quininederived from the Spanish word
quinaderived from the French word
quinederived from the Quechua word
kinausing the English suffix
-ineDate
The earliest known usage of quinacrine in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
