Where does “tint” come from?

tint (Livonian) comes from German Tinte, from Latin tincta, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

tint (Livonian): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “tint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTinteink
2Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
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 tincta →