Where does “tincture” come from?
tincture (Latin) comes from Latin tincturus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tincture (Latin): vocative masculine singular of tīnctūrus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of tīnctūrus
Ancestry of “tincture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tincturus | about to moisten, immerse etc |
| 2 | Latin | tingō | — |
| 3 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |