Where does “tingent” come from?

tingent (English) comes from Latin tingens, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

tingent (English): Having the power to tinge

Definitions

  1. Having the power to tinge

Ancestry of “tingent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintingensmoistening; immersing; colouring
2Latintingōto wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse
3Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →