Where does “teinture” come from?
teinture (French) comes from Latin tinctura, from Latin tinctus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
teinture (French): A liquid dye, colourant; A color, shade thus...
Definitions
- A liquid dye, colourant; A color, shade thus...
Ancestry of “teinture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tinctura | a dyeing; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | tinctus | impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,... |
| 3 | Latin | tingō | — |
| 4 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “teinture”