inkt

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Vertalings

ink

Tinte

encre

tinta

tinta

inchiostro

tinta

atramentum

mürekkep

encausto

مِدًاذ؛ حِبْرٌ

حبر

μελάνι

tinta

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪŋkt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: inct

Verwante met Engels: ink

In summary

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.