quinine
The origin and history of quinine.
Etymology
Traced back through Spanish quina and French quinquina to Quechua kina, the native word for cinchona bark.
The origin and history of quinine.
Traced back through Spanish quina and French quinquina to Quechua kina, the native word for cinchona bark.
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