Where does “quintar” come from?

quintar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese quinto, from Old Portuguese quinto, 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.

quintar (Portuguese): to take a fifth; to become Thursday

Definitions

  1. to take a fifth; to become Thursday

Ancestry of “quintar”, step by step

quintar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese quinto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequintofifth
2Old Portuguesequinto—
3LatinQuīntus—
4Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Portuguese quinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequintawine producing estate; a country estate; a manor...
2Old Portuguesequinta—
3Latinquintamaccusative feminine singular of quīntus

Words derived from “quintar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →