Where does “cinq” come from?
cinq (Canadian French) comes from Middle French cinq, from Old French cinc, from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
cinq (Canadian French): five
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Words derived from “cinq”