Where does “pix” come from?
pix (English) comes from English pictures, 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...
pix (English): 1946, “Palisades Notes”, in "The Billboard",...
Definitions
- 1946, “Palisades Notes”, in "The Billboard",...
Ancestry of “pix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pictures | plural of picture; API pl; cinema, movie theatre |
| 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... |