Where does “tingere” come from?
tingere (Italian) comes from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tingere (Italian): to dye, paint; to moisten
Definitions
- to dye, paint; to moisten
Ancestry of “tingere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tingō | — |
| 2 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “tingere”