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
- third-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “tinge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tingere | to dye, paint; to moisten |
| 2 | Latin | tingō | to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse |
| 3 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |