Etymology

bisbenzylisoquinolinium

Today it means: Any of a group of compounds similar in structure to tubocurarine, with two isoquinolinium structures, linked by a carbon chain, containing two ester linkages. Full definition →

English isoquinolinium ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Englishbis-
  2. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  6. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  7. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  8. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  9. Old Javanesejawa
  10. Old JavaneseJawi
  11. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  12. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  13. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  14. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  15. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  16. Catalanbenjuí
  17. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  18. Englishbenzoin
  19. Englishbenzo-
  20. Englishbenz-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  22. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  23. Englishbenzyl
  24. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  25. Englishiso-
  26. Englishquinine
  27. Englishquinoline
  28. Englishisoquinolinium
  29. English todaybisbenzylisoquinolinium

From bis- + benzyl + isoquinolinium.

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