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Where does “peinture” come from?

peinture (Old French) 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...

peinture (Old French): picture

Definitions

  1. picture

Ancestry of “peinture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpinctura—
2Latinpictūra—
3Latinpingō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “peinture”

  • painture
  • repeinture
  • peinturer
  • peinturlurer
  • peinture
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