Where does “cinque” come from?

cinque (Late Latin) comes from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — 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 pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷeEvery word from Latin quīnque
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