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Etymology of the English word quinquereme

the English word quinquereme

derived from the Latin word quinqueremis (quinquereme, large galley with 5 rowers to each room; quinquereme, large galley with five rowers to each room or five banks of oars)

using the Latin prefix quinque-

derived from the Latin word remus (oar)

derived from the Greek word eresso, ἐρέσσω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *erə-

derived from the Classical Latin word quinque (five)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *penkʷe

Date

The earliest known usage of quinquereme in English dates from the 16th century.