Where does “quinqueremis” come from?

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

quinqueremis (Latin): 5-oared

Definitions

  1. 5-oared

Ancestry of “quinqueremis”, step by step

quinqueremis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quīnque

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

via Latin rēmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēmus—

Words derived from “quinqueremis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →
quinqueremis — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer