Where does “Quintin” come from?

Quintin is an English given name derived from Latin Quintinus, a diminutive of Quintus meaning "fifth."

Ancestry of “Quintin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchQuentinrecently popular
2LatinQuintīnus—
3LatinQuīntus—
4Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “Quintin”

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