Where does “picture” come from?

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

Ancestry of “picture”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	pictūra	—
2	Latin	pingō	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	peyḱ-	to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

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