Where does “quinella” come from?
quinella (English) comes from Spanish quiniela, from Spanish quina, from Latin quina, from Latin quini, from Latin quinque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
quinella (English): A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the...
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- A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the...
Ancestry of “quinella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | quiniela | a sporting bet or pool; any game for five people |
| 2 | Spanish | quina | quinine; toxic wine; double five |
| 3 | Latin | quina | nominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | quini | five each; five at a time |
| 5 | Latin | quinque | five; 5 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |