Where does “quin-” come from?

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

quin- (English): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “quin-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquīnquefive; 5
2Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “quin-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →