Where does “quintettistico” come from?
quintettistico (Italian) 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.
quintettistico (Italian): quintet
Ancestry of “quintettistico”, 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 |