Where does “inkhorn” come from?

inkhorn (English) comes from Middle English ynkhorn, from Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum, from Latin encaustus, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

inkhorn (English): A small portable container, often made of horn,...

Definitions

A small portable container, often made of horn,...

Ancestry of “inkhorn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “inkhorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐν- →