Where does “tinta” come from?

tinta (Asturian) comes from Latin tincta, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

tinta (Asturian): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “tinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
2Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Latin tingere →Every word from Latin tincta →