Where does “quinternion” come from?

quinternion (English) comes from English quint, 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.

quinternion (English): Five gathered sheets of paper folded in two for...

Definitions

  1. Five gathered sheets of paper folded in two for...

Ancestry of “quinternion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquintAn interval of one fifth; The E string of a...
2Middle Frenchquint—
3LatinQuīntus—
4Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “quinternion”

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