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quin-

quin- prefix: five.

Prefix

quin-

  1. five

Origin of quin-

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

Questions about quin-

What does quin- mean?
Quin- means five.
What part of speech is quin-?
Quin- is a prefix.

Words near quin- in the dictionary

  1. Quimper ware
  2. Quimperware
  3. quimps
  4. quims
  5. quin
  6. quin-
  7. quin-zhee
  8. quin-zhees
  9. quina
  10. quinabactin
  11. Quinabigan

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