Where does “cinco” come from?

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

cinco (Spanish): five; a five

Definitions

  1. five; a five

Ancestry of “cinco”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cinco

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷeEvery word from Latin quīnque