Where does “painture” come from?
painture (English) comes from Middle English peynture, from Old French peinture, from Vulgar Latin pinctura, from Latin pictūra, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
painture (English): The art of painting; A painting
Definitions
- The art of painting; A painting
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