cinco (Asturian)
Where does "cinco" come from?
The Asturian word "cinco" traces its roots back to the Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe, meaning "five." It evolved through the Latin "quīnque" and its Vulgar Latin variant "cīnque," eventually passing into Old Leonese before settling into its modern form. This number is a long-standing relative of the English "five," both sharing a deep ancestral lineage that stretches back thousands of years.
Full etymology tree
- cinco (Asturian), 'five'
- inherited cinco (Old Leonese), 'five'
- inherited cīnque (Latin), 'alternative form of quīnque (with dissimilation of /kʷ–kʷ/ to /k–kʷ/)'
- inherited quīnque (Latin), 'five; 5'
- inherited *kʷenkʷe (Proto-Italic), 'five'
- inherited *pénkʷe (Proto-Indo-European), 'five'
- inherited *kʷenkʷe (Proto-Italic), 'five'
- inherited quīnque (Latin), 'five; 5'
- inherited cīnque (Latin), 'alternative form of quīnque (with dissimilation of /kʷ–kʷ/ to /k–kʷ/)'
- inherited cinco (Old Leonese), 'five'
Ancestors
- cinco (Old Leonese)
- cinque (Latin)
- quinque (Latin)
Updated July 2026
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