Where does “picture” come from?

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

picture (Latin): vocative masculine singular of pictūrus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of pictūrus

Ancestry of “picture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpicturusabout to decorate, about to embellish; about to...
2Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
3Proto-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 picturus →