English
quintipoint
Quintipoint comes from Latin quinque ‘five’, and goes back to 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’
- Englishtodayquintipoint
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’
- Englishtodayquintipoint
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’
five, fifth, punch, finger, pentagon, fin, pimp, quine, quintuple, 22 more
through Latin quinque ‘five’
Today it means
noun A point at which five borders meet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe / quintipoint