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Where does “tinge” come from?

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

tinge (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “tinge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantingereto dye, paint; to moisten
2Latintingō—
3Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →