Where does “tinger” come from?
tinger (English) comes from English tinge, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tinger (English): One who, or that which, tinges
Definitions
- One who, or that which, tinges
Ancestry of “tinger”, step by step
tinger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tinge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tinge | A small added amount of colour; a small added... |
| 2 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via Latin tingō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tingō | to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | tengō | — |
Words derived from “tinger”