Where does “tincture” come from?
tincture (Romanian) comes from Romanian tinctura, from Romanian tinctură, from Latin tinctūra, from Latin tinctus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tincture (Romanian): third-person singular present subjunctive of...
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- third-person singular present subjunctive of...
Ancestry of “tincture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tinctura | to dye |
| 2 | Romanian | tinctură | tincture, infusion; tinge; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | tinctūra | a dyeing |
| 4 | Latin | tinctus | impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,... |
| 5 | Latin | tingō | to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse |
| 6 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |