Where does “depicture” come from?

depicture (English) comes 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...

depicture (English): To make a picture or representation of; To...

Definitions

  1. To make a picture or representation of; To...

Ancestry of “depicture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpictureA representation of anything upon canvas, paper,...
2Middle Englishpycture
3Old Frenchpicture
4Latinpictūrapainting, the art of painting
5Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “depicture

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Latin pingōEvery word from Latin pictūra
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