quint- / quinque-
five
Latin · quinque, quintus
Latin quinque means "five" and quintus "fifth". A quintet is five performers, quintuplets are five babies born together, quintessence is the "fifth element", the purest form of something, and quinquennial happens every five years.
Memory trick
QUINT sounds like "quit": five rounds then quit.
Words from this root
- quintet (quint + et) — a group of fiveपाँच का समूह
- quintuple (quint + uple) — five times as muchपंचगुना
- quintuplet (quint + uplet) — one of five babiesपाँच जुड़वाँ में से एक
- quintessence (quint + essence) — purest, most perfect formसार, उत्तम रूप
- quinquennial (quinqu + enn + ial) — happening every five yearsहर पाँच साल का
- quinquennium (quinque + ennium) — a period of five yearsपाँच वर्ष की अवधि
- quintile (quint + ile) — one of five equal partsपंचमांश
- quinary (quin + ary) — of five, in fivesपाँच पर आधारित
- quint (quint) — a group of fiveपाँच का समूह