Where does “quina” come from?
quina (Latin) comes from Latin quini, from Latin quinque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
quina (Latin): nominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative...
Definitions
- nominative neuter plural of quīnī; accusative...
Ancestry of “quina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | quini | five each; five at a time |
| 2 | Latin | quinque | five; 5 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |