quin-

prefix

five

OriginLatin quīnque ← Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe ← Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. five

Origin

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

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

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Translations

French quin-
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Cite this entry
APA

quin-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quin-

MLA

“quin-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quin-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quin-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quin-.

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