Where does “pittura” come from?

pittura (Italian) comes from Latin pictūra, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pittura (Italian): painting; inflection of pitturare: ##...

Definitions

  1. painting; inflection of pitturare: ##...

Ancestry of “pittura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpictūrapainting, the art of painting
2Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “pittura

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Latin pingōEvery word from Latin pictūra
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