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tingo.

to wet, moisten, dip (in), impregnate (with); to smear; to dip, immerse

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈtɪŋ.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[ˈtiŋ.ɡo]
  1. to wet, moisten, dip (in), impregnate (with); to smear; to dip, immerse

    conjugation-3
    tingi nardo
    tinctus littĕris
  2. to give to drink, treat

    conjugation-3
  3. to colour, dye, tinge

    conjugation-3
    lumine tinctus
    tingi sole
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *tengō, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to soak, dip, make wet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τέγγω (téngō, “to make wet”), English dunk.

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