Where does “tinctured” come from?
tinctured (English) comes from English tincture, from Latin tinctura, from Latin tinctus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tinctured (English): simple past tense and past participle of tincture
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of tincture
Ancestry of “tinctured”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tincture | A pigment or other substance that colours or... |
| 2 | Latin | tinctura | a dyeing; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | tinctus | impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,... |
| 4 | Latin | tingō | to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse |
| 5 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |