Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “pittoresque” come from?

pittoresque (French) comes from Italian pittoresco, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

pittoresque (French): picturesque; someone or something that is...

Definitions

  1. picturesque; someone or something that is...

Ancestry of “pittoresque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpittorescopicturesque
2Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
3Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “pittoresque”

  • pittoresquement
  • pittoresk
  • pittoresk
  • питорескан
  • pitoreskan
  • pittoresk
  • pitoresc
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →