Where does “quīnque” come from?

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

quīnque (Latin): five; 5

Definitions

  1. five; 5

Ancestry of “quīnque”, step by step

quīnque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via French quinquet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquinquetoil lamp, Argand lamp; peeper, eye

Words derived from “quīnque”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →