Etymology

quin-

Today it means: five Full definition →

Latin quīnque ← Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe ← Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Italic*kʷenkʷe
  3. Latinquīnque
  4. English todayquin-

From one combining form of Latin quīnque (“five”) (see, for example, quindecim), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (“five; hand”).

Words from the same roots

Latinquīnque all →

quinque-quinquefariousquinticlavequintipoint

Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe all →

fivePentecostquinesarpanchpenta-

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