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
- Having the power to tinge
Ancestry of “tingent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tingens | moistening; immersing; colouring |
| 2 | Latin | tingō | — |
| 3 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |