Where does “quine” come from?

quine (French) comes from Latin quīnus — five each; five at a time.

quine (French): set of five, group of five (such as the digits on one hand)

Definitions

  1. set of five, group of five (such as the digits on one hand)

Ancestry of “quine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquīnusfive each; five at a time

Words derived from “quine”

Every word from Latin quīnus →