Where does “quintain” come from?
quintain (English) comes from Middle French quintaine, from Latin quīntāna, from Latin quintanus, 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.
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Ancestry of “quintain”, step by step
quintain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French quintaine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | quintaine | — |
| 2 | Latin | quīntāna | A street in the Roman camp, separating the fifth and sixth maniples, containing the marketplace |
| 3 | Latin | quintanus | fifth-ranking; pertaining to the fifth |
| 4 | Latin | Quīntus | — |
| 5 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |