Etymology of the English word tintless
the English word
tintlessderived from the English word
tintderived from the English word
tinctderived from the Latin word
tinctus (dyeing; dipping)
derived from the Latin word
tingere (wet, moisten, dip)
derived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
using the English suffix
-lessderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*lausazUsage
Word found in Modern English