Where does “picspam” come from?
picspam (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...
picspam (English): A post on a blog featuring a collection of...
Definitions
- A post on a blog featuring a collection of...
Ancestry of “picspam”, step by step
picspam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pic | A picture, especially a photographic image; A... |
| 2 | English | picture | A representation of anything upon canvas, paper,... |
| 3 | Middle English | pycture | — |
| 4 | Old French | picture | — |
| 5 | Latin | pictūra | painting, the art of painting |
| 6 | Latin | pingō | to decorate, adorn, embellish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
via English spam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spam | Unsolicited bulk electronic messages; Any... |