Where does “quinta” come from?

quinta (Catalan) comes from Latin quintanus, from Latin Quīntus, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

quinta (Catalan): feminine singular of quint; a run of five...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of quint; a run of five...

Ancestry of “quinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquintanusfifth-ranking; pertaining to the fifth
2LatinQuīntus—
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “quinta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →