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Where does “quintate” come from?

quintate (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.

quintate (English): Seize or destroy one fifth; 1851, “The...

Definitions

  1. Seize or destroy one fifth; 1851, “The...

Ancestry of “quintate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinQuīntus—
2Latinplicō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “quintate”

  • quintation
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