Where does “tĩta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tĩta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
2Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng-
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