Where does “pinta” come from?
pinta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pintar, from Old Portuguese pintar, from Vulgar Latin pinctare, from Latin pictāre, from Latin pingere, from Latin pingo, from Latin pango, from Proto-Italic pangō — to attach.
pinta (Portuguese): naevus; a small spot, dot or stain; suit
Definitions
- naevus; a small spot, dot or stain; suit
Ancestry of “pinta”, step by step
pinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese pintar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pintar | to paint |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | pintar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pinctare | — |
| 4 | Latin | pictāre | paint |
| 5 | Latin | pingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | pingo | I decorate or embellish; I paint, tint or colour;... |
| 7 | Latin | pango | I fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pangō | to fasten, to fix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via French pinte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pinte | A French-Canadian term for an Imperial quart,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pincta | a mark used to indicate a level of quantity... |
| 3 | Latin | Pictus | a Pict, a resident of early Scotland |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |