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Where does “tinta” come from?

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

tinta (Hungarian): ink; booze

Definitions

  1. ink; booze

Ancestry of “tinta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tinta”

  • tintahal
  • tintahalak
  • tinták
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →