Where does “peynture” come from?

peynture (Middle English) comes from Old French peinture, from Vulgar Latin pinctura, from Latin pictūra, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

peynture (Middle English): A drawn or painted piece of art; a drawing or painting

Definitions

  1. A drawn or painted piece of art; a drawing or painting

Ancestry of “peynture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpeinturepicture
2Vulgar Latinpinctura—
3Latinpictūrapainting, the art of painting
4Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “peynture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Latin pingō →Every word from Latin pictūra →