Where does “cinc” come from?

cinc (Occitan) comes from Latin cīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cinc (Occitan): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “cinc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincīnquewith dissimilation of /kʷ–kʷ/ to /k–kʷ/
2Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin cīnque →
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