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Where does “encaustum” come from?

encaustum (Latin) comes from Latin encaustus, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

encaustum (Latin): the purple-red ink used by the later Roman...

Definitions

  1. the purple-red ink used by the later Roman...

Ancestry of “encaustum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinencaustusburned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of...
2Ancient Greekἔγκαυστοςburned in
3Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “encaustum”

  • ink
  • inky
  • inkstand
  • inkjet
  • inkwell
  • inkblot
  • inkhorn
  • inkpot
  • inker
  • inkstone
  • inkiness
  • inkless
  • inkberry
  • inkstain
  • inkspot
  • inkily
  • inkcap
  • inkfish
  • inkstick
  • inklike
  • inkbrush
  • inkholder
  • inkslinger
  • inkprint
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