Where does “Tinte” come from?

Tinte (German) comes from Latin tincta, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Tinte (German): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “Tinte”, step by step

Tinte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tincta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
2Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Middle High German tincte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantincte—

Words derived from “Tinte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Latin tingere →Every word from Latin tincta →