Wordwyrt

quintain

Meaningfifth

Common meaning: target used in medieval tilting practice

Journey through time

  1. Latinquintana‘fifth’source
  2. Late Latinquintanasource
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftsfifth → a quintal or hundred-weightquintal‘a quintal or hundred-weight’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa quintal or hundred-weight → target used in medieval tilting practicequintain‘target used in medieval tilting practice’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin quintana ‘fifth’.

Roots

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