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Etymology of the English word indigotin

the English word indigotin
using the English suffix -in
derived from the English word indigotic
derived from the English word indigo
derived from the Spanish word indico
derived from the Latin word indicere (declare publicly; proclaim, announce)
using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)
derived from the Latin word dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
derived from the Greek word Indikos
derived from the Latin word cere
derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-
using the Latin prefix sub-
derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo
derived from the French word interdir
derived from the Spanish word índigo
derived from the Latin word Indicus (Indian)
derived from the Dutch word indigo
using the English suffix -tic
using the English suffix -in
using the English prefix -t-

Date

The earliest known usage of indigotin in English dates from the 19th century.

Derivations in other languages

Italian indigotina

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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