Where does “quintetto” come from?

quintetto (Italian) comes 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.

quintetto (Italian): quintet

Definitions

  1. quintet

Ancestry of “quintetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquintofifth
2LatinQuīntus—
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “quintetto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →