Where does “tini” come from?
tini (Italian) comes from Italian tino, from Late Latin tinum, from Latin tina, from Etruscan 𐌈𐌉𐌍𐌀 — type of vessel.
tini (Italian): plural of tino
Ancestry of “tini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tino | vat |
| 2 | Late Latin | tinum | accusative singular of tīnus |
| 3 | Latin | tina | wine-vessel |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌈𐌉𐌍𐌀 | type of vessel |