Where does “picrel” come from?

picrel (English) comes from English pic, 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...

picrel (English): A picture attached to a post, especially one on an imageboard

Definitions

  1. A picture attached to a post, especially one on an imageboard

Ancestry of “picrel”, step by step

picrel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicA picture, especially a photographic image; A...
2EnglishpictureA representation of anything upon canvas, paper,...
3Middle Englishpycture
4Old Frenchpicture
5Latinpictūrapainting, the art of painting
6Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via English related

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrelatedStanding in relation or connection; Being a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Latin pingōEvery word from Latin pictūra
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