Where does “quincunxially” come from?
quincunxially (English) comes from English quincunxial, from English quincunx, from Latin quincunx, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx — to turn.
quincunxially (English): In a quincunxial fashion
Ancestry of “quincunxially”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | quincunxial | Alternative spelling of quincuncial |
| 2 | English | quincunx | An arrangement of five units in a pattern... |
| 3 | Latin | quincunx | five twelfths; the five on a die |
| 4 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 5 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 6 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 8 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 10 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 11 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 12 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 13 | Latin | colō | — |
| 14 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |