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Where does “quinquet” come from?
quinquet
(French): oil lamp, Argand lamp; peeper, eye
Definitions
oil lamp, Argand lamp; peeper, eye
Words derived from “quinquet”
quince
cinque
quinquennial
quinze
quincunx
venti
cinquecento
quinquennium
quinceañera
vigesimal
quinzaine
quinquereme
vingtaine
quinquennially
cinquillo
vicennial
quinalbarbitone
quincunxial
quinquennalia
cinquedea
vigintivirate
quindecemvir
Cinquecentist
quindecillion