OriginProbably of Gaulish or other Celtic origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to dissolve, melt”). The fish was thought to be poisonous, and for the Celtic root compare Old Irish tám (“plague, death”).
- Late-Latin, declension-1, femininea small fish, the tench
Formstincae(genitive) · tinca(nominative, singular) · tincae(nominative, plural) · tincae(genitive, singular) · tincārum(genitive, plural) · tincae(dative, singular) · tincīs(dative, plural) · tincam(accusative, singular) · tincās(accusative, plural) · tincā(ablative, singular) · tincīs(ablative, plural) · tinca(singular, vocative) · tincae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary