Where does “paincter” come from?

paincter (Old French) comes from Old French peintier, from Old French paint, from Old French paindre, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

paincter (Old French): Alternative form of peintier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of peintier

Ancestry of “paincter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpeintierto paint; to cover with paint
2Old Frenchpaint—
3Old FrenchpaindreAlternative form of peindre
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 pingō →Every word from Old French paindre →