Etymograph

English

tincturation

From tincture + -ation.

Formed from tincture + -ation

Proto-Indo-European *teng- ‘to make wet’

Proto-Italic *tengō

Latin tingō ‘to wet, moisten, dip (in), impregnate (with)’

Latin tīnctūra ‘act of dyeing’

Middle English tincture ‘a dye, pigment’

English tincture

Today it means

noun The formulation and preparation of a tincture.

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