Where does “cinque” come from?

cinque (Italian) comes from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cinque (Italian): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “cinque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquīnquefive; 5
2Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “cinque

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe