quin-

prefix

quin-

prefix

Etymology From one combining form of Latin quīnque (“five”) (see, for example, quindecim), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (“five; hand”).

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Morpheme five

Related terms
quinqu-, quinque-, quintet, quintuplet, quincentennial, pent-, penta-

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