Where does “teint” come from?
teint (French) comes from French teindre, from Old French taindre, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
teint (French): past participle of teindre; third-person singular...
Definitions
- past participle of teindre; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “teint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | teindre | to dye; to tint, tinge |
| 2 | Old French | taindre | to taint |
| 3 | Latin | tingō | — |
| 4 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “teint”