Etymology of the English word cinque
the English word
cinquederived 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
*penkʷederived from the Old French word
cincderived from the Classical Latin word
quinque (five)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*penkʷeDate
The earliest known usage of cinque in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
