Where does “peynten” come from?

peynten (Middle English) comes from Old French peint, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

peynten (Middle English): To draw or paint depict in visual art

Definitions

  1. To draw or paint depict in visual art

Ancestry of “peynten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpeint—
2Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “peynten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Latin pingō →Every word from Old French peint →