Where does “ynkhorn” come from?

ynkhorn (Middle English) comes from Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum, from Latin encaustus, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ynkhorn (Middle English): A small portable container, often made of horn,...

Definitions

A small portable container, often made of horn,...

Ancestry of “ynkhorn”, step by step

ynkhorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English ynke

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	ynke	ink
2	Old French	enque	ink
3	Latin	encaustum	the purple-red ink used by the later Roman...
4	Latin	encaustus	burned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of...
5	Ancient Greek	ἔγκαυστος	burned in
6	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
7	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
9	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
10	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
12	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Middle English horn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	horn	A horn; A jutting or projecting extremity of...
2	Old English	horn	horn; gable
3	Proto-West Germanic	horn	horn
4	Proto-Germanic	hurną	horn
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱer-	to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	kr̥-	to turn, to bend
7	Proto-Indo-European	ker-	army

Words derived from “ynkhorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐν- →