Where does “tinter” come from?

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

tinter (Catalan): inkwell

Definitions

  1. inkwell

Ancestry of “tinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantintaink
2Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
3Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng-