tinge

• n. 淡い色；ほのかな味；風味
• vt.色合いをつける；風味をつける

ラテン語のtingere（染める、色）から、語源的にはtaint（染料）、tincture（色合い）から。

tinge

tinge: [15] Etymologically, tinge denotes ‘soak, moisten’. That is what its Latin source, tingere, originally meant. The notion of ‘colour’ comes from a secondary Latin sense, ‘dye’, which arose from the concept of ‘dipping in liquid dye’. The Latin past participle, tinctus, lies behind English taint [14], tincture [14], and tint [18].
=> taint, tincture, tint

tinge (v.)

late 15c., "to dye, color slightly," from Latin tingere "to dye, color" (see tincture). Related: Tinged. The noun is first recorded 1752.

1. Could there have been a slight tinge of envy in Eva 's voice？

エヴァの声には少しうらやましさがあるかも？

2.There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.

彼女の挨拶には傲慢さがあった。

3.His skin had an unhealthy greyish tinge .

彼の肌は不健康な薄い灰色をしている。

4.The paper had a yellowish tinge because it was so old.

この新聞は古く、少し黄色くなっています。

5.There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.

彼女の声には少しの悲しみがにじみ出ている。