Where does “picturesquish” come from?
picturesquish (English) comes from English picturesque, from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
picturesquish (English): Somewhat picturesque
Definitions
- Somewhat picturesque
Ancestry of “picturesquish”, step by step
picturesquish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English picturesque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | picturesque | Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting;... |
| 2 | French | pittoresque | picturesque; someone or something that is... |
| 3 | Italian | pittoresco | picturesque |
| 4 | Italian | -esco | Forms adjectives that indicate relationship,... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |