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
1Latintingōto wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse
2Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “teñir”

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