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Where does “pinto” come from?

pinto (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin pinctus, from Latin Pictus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

pinto (Spanish): spotted, pinto, mottled, blotchy; clever,...

Definitions

  1. spotted, pinto, mottled, blotchy; clever,...

Ancestry of “pinto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpinctus—
2LatinPictus—
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “pinto”

  • pinto
  • gallopinto
  • pintopapu
  • piintu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →