inkt

Meaning

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

Concepts

ink

Ink

Translations

Tinte

encre

tinta

tinta

inchiostro

tinta

mürekkep

atramentum

encausto

مِدًاذ؛ حِبْرٌ

حبر

μελάνι

tinta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪŋkt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: inct

Cognate with English: 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.