Where does “cinco” come from?

cinco (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cinco, from Vulgar Latin cinque, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cinco (Portuguese): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “cinco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecinco—
2Vulgar Latincinquefive
3Latinquīnquefive; 5
4Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “cinco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →