Where does “tinto” come from?

tinto (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tinto, from Latin tinctus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

tinto (Portuguese): dark red; tinted; dyed

Definitions

dark red; tinted; dyed

Ancestry of “tinto”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	tinto	—
2	Latin	tinctus	impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,...
3	Latin	tingō	to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse
4	Latin	tingere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
5	Proto-Indo-European	teng-	to think

Words derived from “tinto”

vinho tinto
Rio Tinto

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