Where does “cincilea” come from?

cincilea (Romanian) comes from Romanian cinci, from Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

cincilea (Romanian): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “cincilea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancincifive
2Latinquīnquefive; 5
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Latin quīnque →