Where does “inkwood” come from?

inkwood (English) comes from English ink, 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...

inkwood (English): Hypelate trifoliata, a small tree in the...

Definitions

Hypelate trifoliata, a small tree in the...

Ancestry of “inkwood”, step by step

inkwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ink

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ink	A pigment -based fluid used for writing, printing...
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...

via English Wood

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Wood	An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood
2	English	Frog	Alternative form of frog
3	Portuguese	froco	flock
4	Latin	floccus	tuft, wisp of wool
5	Frankish	flokko	down, wool, flock
6	Proto-Germanic	*flukkô	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	plewk-	to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8	Proto-Indo-European	plew-	to fly, flow, run

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