Where does “quint” come from?

quint (English) comes from Middle French quint, from Latin Quīntus, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

quint (English): An interval of one fifth; The E string of a...

Definitions

  1. An interval of one fifth; The E string of a...

Ancestry of “quint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchquint—
2LatinQuīntus—
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “quint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →