English
quintuple
Quintuple comes from Latin quīntuplus ‘fivefold, quintuple’, from quīntus ‘fifth’, and ultimately from 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 CEquīntus‘fifth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīntuplus‘fivefold, quintuple’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600quintuple
- Englishtodayquintuple
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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 CEquīntus‘fifth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquīntuplus‘fivefold, quintuple’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600quintuple
- Englishtodayquintuple
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’
five, punch, finger, pentagon, fin, pimp, cinque, quine, 23 more
through Proto-Indo-European *penkʷtós ‘fifth’
Today it means
adj having five parts or members
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe / quintuple