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Where does “pictus” come from?

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

pictus (Latin): decorated, embellished, having been decorated;...

Definitions

  1. decorated, embellished, having been decorated;...

Ancestry of “pictus”, 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

Words derived from “pictus”

  • picture
  • pictures
  • picturesque
  • pint
  • picturesqueness
  • picturesquely
  • pinto
  • Pict
  • unpicturesque
  • pictura
  • Pictland
  • picturable
  • pictureless
  • picturization
  • pictural
  • unpicturable
  • depicture
  • pinter
  • painture
  • unpicturesquely
  • subpicture
  • unpicturesqueness
  • picturize
  • picturephone
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