Where does “taintlessly” come from?
taintlessly (English) comes from English taintless, from English taint, from Middle French teint, from Old French teint, from Latin tinctum, from Latin tinctus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere — to think.
taintlessly (English): In a taintless manner
Definitions
- In a taintless manner
Ancestry of “taintlessly”, step by step
taintlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taintless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taintless | spotless; totally clean; free from blemish |
| 2 | English | taint | A contamination, decay or putrefaction,... |
| 3 | Middle French | teint | — |
| 4 | Old French | teint | — |
| 5 | Latin | tinctum | nominative neuter singular of tīnctus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | tinctus | impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,... |
| 7 | Latin | tingō | to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse |
| 8 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |