Where does “peintiaid” come from?
peintiaid (Welsh) comes from Welsh peint, from Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, from Vulgar Latin pincta, from Latin Pictus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
peintiaid (Welsh): pintful, pint's worth
Definitions
- pintful, pint's worth
Ancestry of “peintiaid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | peint | a pint (one eighth of a gallon) |
| 2 | Middle English | pinte | pint |
| 3 | Old French | pinte | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pincta | a mark used to indicate a level of quantity... |
| 5 | Latin | Pictus | a Pict, a resident of early Scotland |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |