myEtymology.com: English etymology of depicting

Etymology of the English word depicting

the English word depicting

derived from the English word depict

derived from the Latin word depictus

derived from the Latin word depingere (paint, depict, portray)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Latin word pingere (decorate, embellish; depict in embroidery; paint, tint, color)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peig-