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Where does “picta” come from?

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

picta (Latin): nominative feminine singular of pictus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of pictus;...

Ancestry of “picta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpingō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “picta”

  • pint
  • pinter
  • half-pint
  • pintless
  • pintman
  • sottopentola
  • pentola
  • pentolaio
  • pentolata
  • pentolaccia
  • pentolame
  • pintai
  • pinte
  • pinter
  • パイント
  • pinte
  • pionta
  • pinte
  • painti
  • pinta
  • pincta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →