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Where does “tengō” come from?

tengō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Ancestry of “tengō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “tengō”

  • tint
  • tinge
  • taint
  • tincture
  • tainting
  • tinct
  • teint
  • taintless
  • retint
  • tingent
  • teinture
  • tintless
  • tintometer
  • tinger
  • tingible
  • tinter
  • tainteth
  • lithotint
  • untaint
  • tainter
  • tintable
  • tingeth
  • tainture
  • tingest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →