Etymology

cinque

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Today it means: A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips. Full definition →

Middle English cynk ← Middle French cinq ← Latin cīnque
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cinque · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcīnque
  2. Middle French · derived fromcinq
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcynk
  4. English todaycinque

PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English cynk, from Middle French cinq, from Latin cīnque, variant of quīnque. The archaic spelling cinq is taken from modern French cinq, whereas the standard spelling is perhaps influenced by Italian cinque or a misspelling of the French. The variant pronunciation /sæŋk/ is based on Modern French. Doublet of fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”); related to Pompeii.

Cinque · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromCinque
  2. English todayCinque

Borrowed from Italian Cinque.

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