Where does “quinquefoliated” come from?

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

quinquefoliated (English): Having five leaves

Definitions

  1. Having five leaves

Ancestry of “quinquefoliated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishquinque-five
2Latinquīnquefive; 5
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →