Where does “quint-” come from?

quint- (English) comes 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): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “quint-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinQuīntus—
2Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-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 →