Etymology

quintuple

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Today it means: having five parts or members Full definition →

Middle French quintuple ← Latin quīntuplus
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  1. Latin · derived fromquīntuplus
  2. Middle French · derived fromquintuple
  3. English todayquintuple

From Middle French quintuple, from Latin quīntuplus, from quīntus (“fifth”) + -plus (“-ple”).

Words from the same roots

Middle Frenchquintuple all →

quintuplet

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