Where does “picturesque” come from?
Picturesque comes from French -esque, from Italian -esco, from Latin -iscus, combined with Latin pictus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-, meaning to paint or depict.
picturesque (English): Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting;...
Definitions
- Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting;...
Ancestry of “picturesque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pittoresque | picturesque; someone or something that is... |
| 2 | Italian | pittoresco | picturesque |
| 3 | Italian | -esco | Forms adjectives that indicate relationship,... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | — |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “picturesque”