Where does “unpicturesque” come from?
unpicturesque (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.
unpicturesque (English): Not picturesque; unattractive
Definitions
- Not picturesque; unattractive
Ancestry of “unpicturesque”, step by step
unpicturesque 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |