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
taintless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taint
| 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 | to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse |
| 7 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |