Etymograph

English

inkish

From ink + -ish.

Formed from ink + -ish

Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον ‘burned-in’

Latin encaustum ‘purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign…’

Old French enque

Middle English ynke

English ink

Today it means

adj Synonym of inky, inklike, black.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / inkish