Where does “peincture” come from?

peincture (Middle French) 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...

peincture (Middle French): painting

Definitions

  1. painting

Ancestry of “peincture”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Latin pingōEvery word from Latin pictūra
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