Where does “taint” come from?
Taint comes from Middle English taynt, from Middle English atteynt, from Latin tinctum and tinctus, past participles of Latin tingo meaning to dip or color, from Proto-Indo-European teng-.
taint (English): A contamination, decay or putrefaction,...
Definitions
- A contamination, decay or putrefaction,...
Ancestry of “taint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | teint | — |
| 2 | Old French | teint | — |
| 3 | Latin | tinctum | nominative neuter singular of tīnctus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | tinctus | impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,... |
| 5 | Latin | tingō | — |
| 6 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “taint”