Where does “pintura” come from?

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

pintura (Spanish): painting; paint; paintwork

Definitions

  1. painting; paint; paintwork

Ancestry of “pintura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpintura—
2Vulgar Latinpinctura—
3Latinpictūrapainting, the art of painting
4Latinpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “pintura”

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