English word picture comes from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (spot, color), and later Latin pingo (I paint) and pictura (painting, picture)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *peyḱ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| pingo | Latin (lat) | I decorate or embellish. I paint, tint or colour. I portray. |
| pictura | Latin (lat) | Painting, the art of painting. Picture (image). |
| picture | Old French (fro) | |
| pycture | Middle English (enm) | |
| picture | English (en) | (in the plural, informal) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).. (informal) A motion picture.. A figure; a model.. A painting.. A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).. A photograph.. A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.. An attractive [...] |