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Where does “tinta” come from?

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

tinta (Portuguese): paint; ink; dye

Definitions

  1. paint; ink; dye

Ancestry of “tinta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tinta”

  • tinteiro
  • entintar
  • tintar
  • tinta
  • tinta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →