Where does “quintette” come from?
quintette (French) comes 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.
quintette (French): quintet; A composition for five voices or...
Definitions
- quintet; A composition for five voices or...
Ancestry of “quintette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | quintetto | quintet |
| 2 | Italian | quinto | fifth |
| 3 | Latin | Quīntus | — |
| 4 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “quintette”