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Where does “pinta” come from?

pinta (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin picta, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Ancestry of “pinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpictanominative feminine singular of pictus;...
2Latinpingō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “pinta”

  • pentolaio
  • pentolata
  • pentolaccia
  • pentolame
  • sottopentola
  • pentola
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