Where does “pinto” come from?
Pinto comes from Spanish pinto, from Latin pictus, the past participle of pingere and pingo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- and peh₂ǵ-, roots meaning to paint or mark.
pinto (English): A horse with a patchy coloration that includes...
Definitions
- A horse with a patchy coloration that includes...
Ancestry of “pinto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pinto | spotted, pinto, mottled, blotchy; clever,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pinctus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Pictus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |