Etymology of the Latin word pictura
the Latin word
pictura (painting, picture)
derived from the Latin word
pictus (painted; colored; decorated)
derived from the Latin word
pingere (decorate, embellish; depict in embroidery; paint, tint, color)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peig-Derivations in Latin
picturare,
picturatus,
pincturaDerivations in other languages
English
picture, French
pictural, Italian
pintura, Italian
pittura, Portuguese
pictural, Romanian
picturăUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin
