Where does “kinto” come from?
kinto (Cebuano) comes from Spanish quinto, 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.
kinto (Cebuano): to tiptoe; to walk quietly with on the tips of...
Definitions
- to tiptoe; to walk quietly with on the tips of...
Ancestry of “kinto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | quinto | fifth; A young boy of a various towns who turns... |
| 2 | Latin | Quīntus | — |
| 3 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |