LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

pictāre

*pictāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionpaint

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pinéḱti
  3. Proto-Italic*pingō
  4. Latinpictāre

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin pictus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Latin *pictāre From pictus (“painted”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianpittare
  • Romanianpictafrom Italian pittare
  • Neapolitanpittare
  • Neapolitanpettà
  • Sicilianpittari
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianpăta
Borrowings
  • Idopiktar

Quick answers

What does pictāre mean in Latin?
pictāre, a verb, means “paint”.
Where does pictāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *pinéḱti → Proto-Italic *pingō → Latin pictāre.