Etymology of the English word cinquain
the English word
cinquainderived from the Old French word
quatrainderived from the Old French word
quatrederived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the Old French word
cinqderived from the Vulgar Latin word
cinquederived from the Classical Latin word
quinque (five)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*penkʷeDate
The earliest known usage of cinquain in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
