Where does “cinquedea” come from?

cinquedea (English) comes from Italian cinquedea, from Italian cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cinquedea (English): A short sword with a heavy blade developed in...

Definitions

  1. A short sword with a heavy blade developed in...

Ancestry of “cinquedea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancinquedeaanelace, cinquedea
2Italiancinquefive
3Latinquīnquefive; 5
4Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →
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