Etymology

quinquereme

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Today it means: An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar. Full definition →

Latin quīnquerēmis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromquīnquerēmis“5-oared”
  2. English todayquinquereme

From Latin quīnquerēmis (“5-oared”), from quīnque (“five”) + rēmus (“oar”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).

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