tinct v. + Add to list tinct Archaic SynonymsEtymology Synonyms tingetinttouchOriginLATtīnctus→MEtynct→ENtinct From Middle English tynct (noun) and tincten, tyncten, tynkten (verb), borrowed from Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingō (“to tinge”). Doublet of tint.