noun, masculine/feminine/kintakolumˈnista/plural: quintacolumnistas
fifth columnist
Etymology tree Spanish quinta columna Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Spanish -ista Spanish quintacolumnista From quinta columna + -ista.