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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Quentin	—
2	Latin	Quintīnus	—
3	Latin	Quīntus	—
4	Latin	plicō	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	pleḱ-	to fold, plait, weave
6	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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