Etymograph

English

quintole

Quintole comes from Italian quinto ‘fifth’, from Latin quīnque ‘five’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenkʷe‘five’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīnque‘five’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīntus‘fifth’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentquinto‘fifth’
  6. Englishtodayquintole

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenkʷe‘five’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīnque‘five’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīntus‘fifth’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentquinto‘fifth’
  6. Englishtodayquintole

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’

five, fifth, punch, finger, pentagon, fin, pimp, quine, 23 more

through Latin quīnque ‘five’

cinque, 6 more

Today it means

noun A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe / quintole

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