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Where does “inkt” come from?

inkt (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch inct, from Latin encaustum, from Latin encaustus, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

inkt (Dutch): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “inkt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchinctink
2Latinencaustumthe purple-red ink used by the later Roman...
3Latinencaustusburned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of...
4Ancient Greekἔγκαυστοςburned in
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “inkt”

  • インキ
  • inktvis
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