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

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

Words derived from “picture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Latin pingō →Every word from Latin pictūra →