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inkt.

ink (coloured fluid used for writing, painting etc.)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪŋkt/
  1. ink (coloured fluid used for writing, painting etc.)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch inct (“ink”), from Latin encaustum (“the red ink used by Roman and Greek rulers to sign documents”), from Latin encaustus (“paint technique using wax burning”), from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston, “burned-in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + καίω (kaíō, “burn”). Related to Dutch encaustiek. Cognate with English ink.

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