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Reconstruction:Latin/cinque

This Latin entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

By dissimilation from Latin quīnque, from Proto‐Indo‐European *pénkʷe. The same dissimilation affected quīnquāgintā > *cīnquāgintā (fifty), but not quīndecim (fifteen), quīntus (fifth) or quīngentī (five hundred).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkiːn.kʷe/, [ˈkiːŋ.kᶣɛ]
  • (Vulgar) IPA(key): /ˈkiːn.kʷe/, [ˈkʲin.kʷe]

Numeral

*cīnque

  1. five

Descendants

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