Etymology

tinct

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Today it means: A tint or colour. Full definition →

Middle English tynct ← Latin tīnctus
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  1. Latin · derived fromtīnctus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtynct
  3. English todaytinct

From Middle English tynct (noun) and tincten, tyncten, tynkten (verb), borrowed from Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingō (“to tinge”). Doublet of tint.

Words from the same roots

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