English
quintant
Quintant comes from Latin quīntāns ‘fifth part of something, fifth’, from quinque ‘five’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquinque‘five’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīntāns‘fifth part of something, fifth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquintantemaccusative singular of quīntāns
- Englishearliest quotation 1819quintant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquinque‘five’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīntāns‘fifth part of something, fifth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquintantemaccusative singular of quīntāns
- Englishearliest quotation 1819quintant
Earliest quotation: 1819, Robert Patterson, Pittsburgh: “Sectors are particularly denominated from the proportional part of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’
five, fifth, punch, finger, pimp, fin, pentagon, quine, 23 more
through Latin quinque ‘five’
Today it means
noun An instrument used for measuring angular distance, capable of measuring angles of up to 72 or 144 degrees.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe / quintant