Etymology

quinticlave

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Latin quīnque ← French quinte à clef
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The story

  1. French · calque ofquinte à clef
  2. Latin · derived fromquīnque“five”
  3. English todayquinticlave

From Latin quīnque (“five”) + clavis (“key”), formed as a calque of French quinte à clef.

Words from the same roots

Latinquīnque all →

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