Where does “jousikvintetto” come from?
jousikvintetto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvintetto, from Italian quintetto, from Italian quinto, 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.
jousikvintetto (Finnish): string quintet composition
Definitions
- string quintet composition
Ancestry of “jousikvintetto”, step by step
jousikvintetto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kvintetto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kvintetto | quintet a composition for five |
| 2 | Italian | quintetto | quintet |
| 3 | Italian | quinto | 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 |