Where does “picturesome” come from?
picturesome (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...
picturesome (English): Characterised or marked by pictures;...
Definitions
- Characterised or marked by pictures;...
Ancestry of “picturesome”, step by step
picturesome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English picture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | picture | A representation of anything upon canvas, paper,... |
| 2 | Middle English | pycture | — |
| 3 | Old French | picture | — |
| 4 | Latin | pictūra | painting, the art of painting |
| 5 | Latin | pingō | to decorate, adorn, embellish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |