Where does “tenzi” come from?

tenzi (Friulian) comes from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

tenzi (Friulian): to dye, paint

Definitions

  1. to dye, paint

Ancestry of “tenzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintingōto wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse
2Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Latin tingere →Every word from Latin tingō →
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