Where does “taintless” come from?
taintless (English) comes from English taint, from Middle French teint, from Old French teint, from Latin tinctum, from Latin tinctus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
taintless (English): spotless; totally clean; free from blemish
Definitions
- spotless; totally clean; free from blemish
Ancestry of “taintless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | taint | A contamination, decay or putrefaction,... |
| 2 | Middle French | teint | — |
| 3 | Old French | teint | — |
| 4 | Latin | tinctum | nominative neuter singular of tīnctus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | tinctus | impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,... |
| 6 | Latin | tingō | — |
| 7 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “taintless”