inghiastro

Dalmatian

/inˈɡjastrə/

noun

Definitions

Etymology

Inherited from Latin encaustum (purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign documents, the red ink used by Roman and Greek rulers to sign documents) derived from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (burned-in).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἔγκαυστον

Gloss

burned-in

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

encaustum Latin
encaustus Latin
inchiostrare Italian
inchiostro Italian
inkt Dutch, Flemish
encre French
encrer French
encreur French
encrier French
ἔγκαυστον Ancient Greek
inkaust Polish
enque Old French
inct Middle Dutch