LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pictor1

pictor m (genitive pictōris)
Classical[ˈpɪk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈpik.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinepainter
  2. masculineembroiderer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepictorpictōrēs
genitivepictōrispictōrum
dativepictōrīpictōribus
accusativepictōrempictōrēs
ablativepictōrepictōribus
vocativepictorpictōrēs

pictor, ōris, m. pingo.
1. A painter, Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 20; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 30; Hor. A. P. 9; Plin. 35, 8, 34, § 53 sq.; Juv. 3, 76; 12, 28.—
2. Transf., an embroiderer, Coripp. Laud. Just. 2, 280.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin pictor From pingō (“to paint, embroider”, supine stem pict-) + -tor (“-er”).

Descendants
  • Italianpittore
  • Catalanpintorfrom Vulgar Latin *pinctor
  • Frenchpeintrefrom Vulgar Latin *pinctor
  • Occitanpintorfrom Vulgar Latin *pinctor
  • Portuguesepintorfrom Vulgar Latin *pinctor
  • Spanishpintorfrom Vulgar Latin *pinctor
  • Romanianpictor
  • Emilianpitåur
  • Friulianpitôr
  • Neapolitanpettore

In English words that came into English from pictor

  • pictorialpictōrius
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Pictor2
Pictor m sg (genitive Pictōris)
Classical[ˈpɪk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈpik.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara cognomen famously held by
  2. masculinesingularQuīntus Fabius Pictor, a Roman politician

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePictor—
genitivePictōris—
dativePictōrī—
accusativePictōrem—
ablativePictōre—
vocativePictor—

Pictor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a surname in the gens Fabia.
A. C. Fabius Pictor, Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 4.—
B. Q. Fabius Pictor, an ancient Roman historian, Cic. de Or. 2, 12, 53.

Origins

From pictor (“painter”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPictorPictor. 4. Q. Fabius Pictor, the son of No. 2, and the grandson of No. 1, was the most ancient writer of Roman history in prose, and is therefore usua…

Quick answers

What does pictor mean in Latin?
pictor, a noun, means “painter; embroiderer”.
What is the genitive of pictor?
The genitive singular is pictōris. pictor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pictor?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɪk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpik.tor].
Where does pictor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *pinéḱti → Proto-Italic *pingō → Latin pictor.