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Where does “teñir” come from?

teñir (Spanish) comes from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

teñir (Spanish): to color, dye, stain; to dye

Definitions

  1. to color, dye, stain; to dye

Ancestry of “teñir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintingō—
2Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →