Where does “ink” come from?

Ink comes from Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον, ultimately from Ancient Greek καίω meaning to burn.

ink (English): A pigment -based fluid used for writing, printing...

Definitions

A pigment -based fluid used for writing, printing...

Ancestry of “ink”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	ynke	ink
2	Old French	enque	ink
3	Latin	encaustum	the purple-red ink used by the later Roman...
4	Latin	encaustus	burned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of...
5	Ancient Greek	ἔγκαυστος	burned in
6	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
7	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
9	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
10	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
12	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ink”

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