Where does “tinta” come from?

tinta (Malay) comes from Portuguese tinta, from Old Portuguese tinta, from Latin tincta, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

tinta (Malay): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “tinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetintapaint; ink; dye
2Old Portuguesetinta—
3Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
4Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “tinta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Latin tingere →Every word from Latin tincta →