Where does “quine” come from?

quine (English) comes from Latin quīnī, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “quine”, step by step

quine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quīnī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquīnī—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Manx Quine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ManxQuine—

Words derived from “quine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnī →
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