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