ink
English
/ɪŋk/, /iŋk/
noun
Definitions
- A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
- (countable) A particular type, color or container of this fluid.
- The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.
- (slang) Publicity.
- (slang) Tattoo work.
- (slang) Cheap red wine.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ynke derived from Old French enque 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) 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
- ball English
- beinked English
- berry English
- bioink English
- blot English
- brush English
- cap English
- deink English
- dot English
- fish English
- holder English
- horn English
- inkable English
- inkball English
- inkberry English
- inkblot English
- inkbrush English
- inkcap English
- inkdot English
- inked English
- inker English
- inkfish English
- inkholder English
- inkhorn English
- inkhorn term English
- inkhornish English
- inkhornism English
- inkhornist English
- inkhornize English
- inkily English
- inkiness English
- inkjet English
- inkless English
- inklessly English
- inklessness English
- inklike English
- inkpot English
- inkprint English
- inkproof English
- inkslinger English
- inkspot English
- inkstain English
- inkstand English
- inkstick English
- inkstone English
- inkwell English
- inkwood English
- inkwork English
- inky English
- jet English
- overink English
- pot English
- print English
- reink English
- slinger English
- spot English
- stain English
- stand English
- stick English
- stone English
- uninked English
- well English
- wood English
- work English
- encaustum Latin
- encaustus Latin
- inchiostro Italian
- inkt Dutch, Flemish
- inktpatroon Dutch, Flemish
- inktstaaf Dutch, Flemish
- inktvis Dutch, Flemish
- ἔγκαυστον Ancient Greek
- インキ Japanese
- インク Japanese
- inkaust Polish
- inked Middle English
- ynke Middle English
- ynkhorn Middle English
- enque Old French
- inko Esperanto
- inkujo Esperanto
- inc Welsh
- inct Middle Dutch
- ink Afrikaans
- ఇంకి Telugu
- inc Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- i-inki Xhosa
- ing Tok Pisin
- inghiastro Dalmatian
- inki Swati
- inki Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- ingek Yup'ik
- dot
- cap
- pot
- jet
- work
- inky
- wood
- horn
- spot
- blot
- ball
- well
- fish
- stand
- stain
- inked
- deink
- stick
- stone
- berry
- brush
- reink
- inker
- holder
- inkjet
- inkily
- inkpot
- inkcap
- inkdot
- bioink
- slinger
- inkball
- uninked
- inkless
- inkwork
- beinked
- inkable
- inkblot
- inkwood
- inkhorn
- inkfish
- inkspot
- overink
- inkwell
- inklike
- inkstand
- inkstone
- inkberry
- inkiness
- inkbrush
- inkstain
- inkproof
- inkprint
- inkstick
- inklessly
- inkholder
- inkslinger
- inkhornism
- inkhornize
- inkhornish
- inkhornist
- inklessness
- inkhorn term