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Where does “tinter” come from?

tinter (French) comes from Latin tinnitō, from Latin tinnio — I ring, jingle, clink; I pay; I cry, scream in a...

tinter (French): to chime; to jingle; to ring

Definitions

  1. to chime; to jingle; to ring

Ancestry of “tinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintinnitō—
2LatintinnioI ring, jingle, clink; I pay; I cry, scream in a...

Words derived from “tinter”

  • tintamar
  • tinta
  • tintement
  • tintamarre
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