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Where does “cinque” come from?

Cinque comes from Middle English cink, from Middle French cinq, from Latin quinque, meaning "five," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe.

cinque (English): A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips

Definitions

  1. A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips

Ancestry of “cinque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcynk—
2Middle Frenchcinqfive
3Old Frenchcincfive
4Vulgar Latincinquefive
5Latinquīnque—
6Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “cinque”

  • sinque
  • シンク
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