Where does “pictura” come from?

pictura (English) comes from Latin pictūra, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pictura (English): The picture or image component of something, such...

Definitions

  1. The picture or image component of something, such...

Ancestry of “pictura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpictūrapainting, the art of painting
2Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Latin pingō →Every word from Latin pictūra →