adjective/kɛ̃.sɑ̃t.nɛʁ/
quincentennial
“Son domestique quincentenaire apporte la petite bouteille étiquetée : « Eau pour rajeunir de vingt-cinq ans. »”
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe
Latin quīnqueder.
French quin-
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm
Proto-Italic *kəntom
Latin centum
Latin -(ē)nus
Latin centēnus
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -ārius
Latin centenāriusbor.
French centenaire
French quincentenaire
From quin- + centenaire.
Compare Italian quincentenario, Portuguese quincentenário, Spanish quincentenario.
noun, masculine/kɛ̃.sɑ̃t.nɛʁ/plural: quincentenaires
quincentennial
“[...] le quincentenaire de l’expulsion des Juifs de l’Espagne, [...]”
Related: semi-quincentenaire
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe
Latin quīnqueder.
French quin-
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm
Proto-Italic *kəntom
Latin centum
Latin -(ē)nus
Latin centēnus
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -ārius
Latin centenāriusbor.
French centenaire
French quincentenaire
From quin- + centenaire.
Compare Italian quincentenario, Portuguese quincentenário, Spanish quincentenario.