myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of quintus

Etymology of the Latin word quintus

the Late Latin word quintus

derived from the Classical Latin word quinque (five)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *penkʷe

English quintile, English quintillion, English quintuplicate, English quintic, French quint, French quinton, French quintidi, French quintolet, French quintillion, Italian quinto, Italian quintogenito, Portuguese quinto, Spanish quinto

French quint, Italian quinto, Spanish quinto

Word found in Late Latin