Where does “sinque” come from?

sinque (English) comes from English cinque, from Middle English cynk, from Middle French cinq, from Old French cinc, from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

sinque (English): Obsolete form of cinque

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of cinque

Ancestry of “sinque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcinqueA card, die, or domino with five spots or pips
2Middle Englishcynkcinque; the number five on dice
3Middle Frenchcinqfive
4Old Frenchcincfive
5Vulgar Latincinquefive
6Latinquīnquefive; 5
7Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →