"The action of dipping the bread in the wine at a Eucharist so that a communicant receives both together", Mid 16th century: from late Latinintinctio(n-), from Latinintingere, from in- 'into' + tingere 'dip'. The word originally denoted the general action of dipping, especially into something coloured; compare with tinge. The current sense dates from the late 19th century.[intinction etymology, intinction origin, 英语词源]