Where does “paint” come from?

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

Ancestry of “paint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchpaindreAlternative form of peindre
2Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “paint

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Latin pingōEvery word from Old French paindre