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Where does “quintal” come from?

quintal (Middle French) comes from Old French quintal, from Medieval Latin quintale, from Arabic قِنْطَار, from Syriac qanṭīrā, from Greek κεντηνάριον, from Latin centenarium, from Latin centum, from Latin folium.

quintal (Middle French): quintal

Definitions

  1. quintal

Ancestry of “quintal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchquintalquintal
2Medieval Latinquintale—
3Arabicقِنْطَار{{l|en|hundredweight}}
4Syriacqanṭīrā—
5Greekκεντηνάριον—
6Latincentenariumnominative neuter singular of centēnārius;...
7Latincentuma hundred; 100
8Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
9Proto-Italic*foljom—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “quintal”

  • quintal
  • kentle
  • क्विंटल
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