Where does “untainting” come from?
untainting (English) comes from English tainting, from English taint, from Middle French teint, from Old French teint, from Latin tinctum, from Latin tinctus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere — to think.
untainting (English): Not causing a taint or blemish
Definitions
- Not causing a taint or blemish
Ancestry of “untainting”, step by step
untainting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tainting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tainting | present participle of taint |
| 2 | English | taint | A contamination, decay or putrefaction,... |
| 3 | Middle French | teint | — |
| 4 | Old French | teint | — |
| 5 | Latin | tinctum | nominative neuter singular of tīnctus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | tinctus | impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,... |
| 7 | Latin | tingō | to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse |
| 8 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |