Etymology of the English word quintet
the English word
quintetderived from the French word
quintetderived from the Italian word
quintettoderived from the Italian word
quintoderived from the Late Latin word
quintusderived from the Classical Latin word
quinque (five)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*penkʷeDate
The earliest known usage of quintet in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
