< Reconstruction:Latin
Reconstruction:Latin/picto
Latin
Alternative forms
- *pinctō
Etymology
From pictus (“painted”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪkto/
Verb
*pictō (present infinitive *pictāre, perfect active *pictāvī, supine *pictātum); first conjugation
- (Proto-Romance) paint
Descendants
- Balkan Romance:
- Romanian: păta, pătare
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: pittare
- Neapolitan: pittà
- Sicilian: pittari
References
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “pictāre”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 482
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*pĭctare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 8: Patavia–Pix, page 428