Etymology of the English word quinary
the English word
quinaryderived from the Latin word
quinarius (containing five each; grouped-by-fives; made of sheet five digits wide; quinarius)
derived from the Latin word
quiniderived from the Classical Latin word
quinque (five)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*penkʷederived from the Latin word
quinquoDate
The earliest known usage of quinary in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
