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
- vocative masculine singular of pictūrus
Ancestry of “picture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | picturus | about to decorate, about to embellish; about to... |
| 2 | Latin | pingō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |