Where does “pintura” come from?

pintura (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese pintura, from Vulgar Latin pinctura, from Latin pictūra, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pintura (Galician): a painting; painting

Definitions

  1. a painting; painting

Ancestry of “pintura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepintura—
2Vulgar Latinpinctura—
3Latinpictūrapainting, the art of painting
4Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Latin pingō →Every word from Latin pictūra →