Where does “picturableness” come from?
picturableness (English) comes from English picturable, 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...
picturableness (English): The quality of being picturable
Definitions
- The quality of being picturable
Ancestry of “picturableness”, step by step
picturableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English picturable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | picturable | Capable of being imagined; Capable of being... |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |