Etymology of the English word painting
the English word
paintingusing the English suffix
-ingderived from the English word
paintderived from the Old French word
peintierderived from the Old French word
peintderived from the Old French word
peindrederived from the Latin word
pingere (decorate, embellish; depict in embroidery; paint, tint, color)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peig-Derivations in English
underpaintingUsage
Word found in Modern English
