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

  1. vocative masculine singular of tīnctūrus

Ancestry of “tincture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintincturusabout to moisten, immerse etc
2Latintingōto wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse
3Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Latin tingere →Every word from Latin tingō →