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
- to color, dye, stain; to dye
Ancestry of “teñir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tingō | — |
| 2 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |