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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

  1. to tiptoe; to walk quietly with on the tips of...

Ancestry of “kinto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquintofifth; A young boy of a various towns who turns...
2LatinQuīntus—
3Latinplicō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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