Etymology

quinate

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Latin quīnātus
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quinate · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromquīnātus
  2. English todayquinate

First attested in 1760. From the post-Classical Latin quīnātus, from the distributive numeral quīnī (“five each”, “five at a time”); compare binate, ternate, and quaternate, as well as the French quiné.

quinate · noun2

  1. French · derived fromquinquinate
  2. English todayquinate

First attested in 1810. Either from quin(a) + -ate (“salt or ester”) or quinic acid + -ate, in either case perhaps after the French quinquinate; compare the French kinate, quinate.

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