Where does “quintanus” come from?
quintanus (Latin) comes from Latin Quīntus, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
quintanus (Latin): fifth-ranking; pertaining to the fifth
Definitions
- fifth-ranking; pertaining to the fifth
Ancestry of “quintanus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Quīntus | — |
| 2 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “quintanus”