Where does “quinquereme” come from?

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

quinquereme (English): An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having...

Definitions

  1. An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having...

Ancestry of “quinquereme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquinqueremis5-oared
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 →