Where does “tinto” come from?
tinto (Spanish) comes from Latin tinctus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tinto (Spanish): dark red; red wine; past participle of teñir
Definitions
- dark red; red wine; past participle of teñir
Ancestry of “tinto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tinctus | impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,... |
| 2 | Latin | tingō | — |
| 3 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |