Where does “cinquè” come from?

cinquè (Catalan) comes from Catalan cinc, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cinquè (Catalan): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “cinquè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancincfive; a castell built with five castellers on...
2Latinquīnquefive; 5
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →