encaustum
Latin
noun
Definitions
- the purple-red ink used by the later Roman emperors
Etymology
Borrowed 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
- ink English
- encaustus Latin
- inchiostrare Italian
- inchiostro Italian
- inkt Dutch, Flemish
- ἔγκαυστον Ancient Greek
- ἔγκαυστος Ancient Greek
- inkaust Polish
- ynke Middle English
- enque Old French
- inct Middle Dutch
- inghiastro Dalmatian