Where does “depict” come from?
Depict comes from Latin depictus, the past participle of depingo, formed from the prefix de- and the root peh₂ǵ- meaning to fasten or fix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
depict (English): To render a representation of something, using...
Definitions
- To render a representation of something, using...
Ancestry of “depict”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | depictus | depicted, portrayed; painted |
| 2 | Latin | depingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | depingo | I depict, I paint, I portray, I represent by... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |