inkt

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɪŋkt/

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch inct (ink) derived from Latin encaustum (purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign documents, the red ink used by Roman and Greek rulers to sign documents), encaustus (paint technique using wax burning) derived from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (burned-in).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἔγκαυστον

Gloss

burned-in

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