Where does “pintura” come from?

pintura (Old Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin pinctura, from Latin pictūra, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Ancestry of “pintura”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pintura

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Latin pingōEvery word from Latin pictūra