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Where does “tinctūra” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tinctūra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintinctusimpregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,...
2Latintingō—
3Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →