English
quintet
Quintet comes from Italian quinto ‘fifth’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*penkʷtós‘fifth’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenktos‘fifth’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīnctus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquintus‘fifth’
- Italianc. 1300–presentquinto‘fifth’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentquintettodiminutive of quinto
- Frenchc. 1600–presentquintette
- Englishtodayquintet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*penkʷtós‘fifth’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenktos‘fifth’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīnctus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquintus‘fifth’
- Italianc. 1300–presentquinto‘fifth’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentquintettodiminutive of quinto
- Frenchc. 1600–presentquintette
- Englishtodayquintet
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’
five, punch, finger, pentagon, pimp, fin, cinque, quine, 23 more
through Proto-Indo-European *penkʷtós ‘fifth’
Today it means
noun A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe / quintet