Where does “quiniela” come from?
quiniela (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.
quiniela (English): A kind of bet in which the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted, but (unlike a perfecta) not necessarily in the correct order
Definitions
- A kind of bet in which the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted, but (unlike a perfecta) not necessarily in the correct order
Ancestry of “quiniela”, 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 |