Where does “pic” come from?

pic (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...

pic (English): A picture, especially a photographic image; A...

Definitions

  1. A picture, especially a photographic image; A...

Ancestry of “pic”, 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 “pic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Latin pingō →Every word from Latin pictūra →