Where does “tintlessness” come from?
tintlessness (English) comes from English tintless, from English tint, from English tinct, from Latin tinctus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tintlessness (English): Absence of tints
Definitions
- Absence of tints
Ancestry of “tintlessness”, step by step
tintlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tintless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tintless | Having no tint; colourless |
| 2 | English | tint | A slight coloring; A pale or faint tinge of any... |
| 3 | English | tinct | a tint or colour; Abbreviation of tincture; to... |
| 4 | Latin | tinctus | impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,... |
| 5 | Latin | tingō | to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse |
| 6 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |