Etymograph

English

Quentin

Quentin comes from Latin Quīntīnus, from quīntus ‘fifth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*penkʷtós‘fifth’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenktos‘fifth’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīnctus
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīntus‘fifth’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEQuīntīnus
  7. Englishearliest quotation 2003Quentin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*penkʷtós‘fifth’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenktos‘fifth’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīnctus
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīntus‘fifth’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEQuīntīnus
  7. Englishearliest quotation 2003Quentin

Earliest quotation: 2003, Maeve Binchy, Quentins: “Quentin Barry had always wished that he had been…”

The story

It was brought to England by the Normans, but never became particularly popular.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’

five, punch, finger, pimp, fin, pentagon, cinque, quine, 20 more

through Proto-Indo-European *penkʷtós ‘fifth’

fifth, 5 more

through Latin quīnctus

quintuple, 5 more

through Latin quīntus ‘fifth’

quintet, quintus, quint, 7 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Latin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe / Quentin

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