Where does “puhallinkvintetti” come from?
puhallinkvintetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kvintetti, from French quintette, 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.
puhallinkvintetti (Finnish): wind quintet
Definitions
- wind quintet
Ancestry of “puhallinkvintetti”, step by step
puhallinkvintetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kvintetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kvintetti | quintet |
| 2 | French | quintette | quintet; A composition for five voices or... |
| 3 | Italian | quintetto | quintet |
| 4 | Italian | quinto | fifth |
| 5 | Latin | Quīntus | — |
| 6 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |