Where does “quinquefasciatus” come from?

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

quinquefasciatus (Latin): marked with five bands

Definitions

  1. marked with five bands

Ancestry of “quinquefasciatus”, step by step

quinquefasciatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quīnque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquīnquefive; 5
2Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Latin fascia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →