Where does “invisible ink” come from?
invisible ink (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...
invisible ink (English): An ink, invisible on application or soon...
Definitions
- An ink, invisible on application or soon...
Ancestry of “invisible ink”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |