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Where does “pictāre” come from?

pictāre (Latin) comes from Latin pingere, from Latin pingo, from Latin pango, from Proto-Italic pangō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “pictāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinpingoI decorate or embellish; I paint, tint or colour;...
3LatinpangoI fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force...
4Proto-Italicpangōto fasten, to fix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
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