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Where does “pictat” come from?

pictat (Romanian) comes from Romanian picta, from Italian pittare, from Vulgar Latin pictare, from Latin pingere, from Latin pingo, from Latin pango, from Proto-Italic pangō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pictat (Romanian): painted; past participle of picta

Definitions

  1. painted; past participle of picta

Ancestry of “pictat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpictato paint; to depict
2ItalianpittareTo paint
3Vulgar Latinpictarepresent active infinitive of *pictō;...
4Latinpingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinpingoI decorate or embellish; I paint, tint or colour;...
6LatinpangoI fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force...
7Proto-Italicpangōto fasten, to fix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
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