Proto-Indo-European

*penkʷtós

‘fifth’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *penkʷtós.

10 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷtós, most familiar first.

• fifth ← fifthe ← fīfta ← *fimftô
• quintet ← quintette ← quintetto ← quinto ← quintus
• quint ← quīntus ← quīnctus ← *kʷenktos
• quintus ← quīnctus ← *kʷenktos
• quintuple ← quīntuplus ← quīntus ← quīnctus ← *kʷenktos
• quintic ← quintus ← quīnctus ← *kʷenktos
• quintain ← quintaine ← quīntāna ← quintus ← quīnctus
• quintine ← quintus ← quīnctus ← *kʷenktos
• quintate ← quīntus ← quīnctus ← *kʷenktos
• requinto ← quinto ← quintus ← quīnctus ← *kʷenktos

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *penkʷtós