Where does “mamiktyuray” come from?
mamiktyuray (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano piktyur, from English picture, from Middle English pycture, from Old French picture, from Latin pictūra, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
mamiktyuray (Cebuano): a photographer; one who takes photographs, not necessarily as an occupation
Definitions
- a photographer; one who takes photographs, not necessarily as an occupation
Ancestry of “mamiktyuray”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | piktyur | a photograph; a picture made using a camera |
| 2 | English | picture | A representation of anything upon canvas, paper,... |
| 3 | Middle English | pycture | — |
| 4 | Old French | picture | — |
| 5 | Latin | pictūra | painting, the art of painting |
| 6 | Latin | pingō | to decorate, adorn, embellish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |