Where does “teinter” come from?

teinter (French) comes from French teinte, from Latin tincta, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

teinter (French): to tint; to color

Definitions

  1. to tint; to color

Ancestry of “teinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchteinteshade, tint; first-person singular present...
2Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
3Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng-
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