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
Ancestry of “painture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | peynture | A drawn or painted piece of art; a drawing or painting |
| 2 | Old French | peinture | picture |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pinctura | — |
| 4 | Latin | pictūra | painting, the art of painting |
| 5 | Latin | pingō | to decorate, adorn, embellish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |