cinquecento

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adjective

Sixteenth-century (1500s).

“a cinquecento painting”

OriginItalian cinquecento ← Latin centum ← Proto-Italic *kəntom →
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Meanings

adjectivecinquecento (not comparable)
  1. not comparableartSixteenth-century (1500s).

    a cinquecento painting

proper nounthe cinquecento
  1. artThe sixteenth century (1500s).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Italic*kʷenkʷe
  3. Latincīnque
  4. Italiancinque
  5. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm
  7. Proto-Italic*kəntom
  8. Latincentum
  9. Italiancento
  10. Italiancinquecento
  11. Englishcinquecento

Borrowed from Italian cinquecento.

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APA

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Chicago

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