English word pint comes from Latin pingo, Proto-Italic *piktos
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pingo | Latin (lat) | I decorate or embellish. I paint, tint or colour. I portray. |
| *piktos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| pictus | Latin (lat) | |
| picta | Latin (lat) | |
| *pincta | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| pinte | Old French (fro) | |
| pinte | Middle English (enm) | |
| pint | English (en) | (British) A pint of milk.. (medicine) 12 ounces. (metonym) A glass of beer, served by the pint.. A unit of volume, equivalent to ⅛ of a gallon or. A Hungarian pint, 1.696 liters. In the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint) and. In the United States approximately. |