LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

pictus1

pictus (feminine picta, neuter pictum)
Classical[ˈpɪk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpik.tus]

Meaning

  1. participledecorated, embellished, having been decorated
  2. participlepainted, coloured, having been painted
  3. participleportrayed, having been portrayed

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

signa et tabulae (pictae)
statues and pictures.

pictus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from pingo.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin pictus Perfect passive participle of pingō (“to paint”).

Descendants
  • Italianpintofrom Vulgar Latin *pinctus
  • Catalanpintfrom Vulgar Latin *pinctus
  • Frenchpeintfrom Vulgar Latin *pinctus
  • Occitanpenchfrom Vulgar Latin *pinctus
  • Occitanpintfrom Vulgar Latin *pinctus
  • Spanishpintofrom Vulgar Latin *pinctus
  • Englishpintofrom Vulgar Latin *pinctus
  • Catalanpintafrom Vulgar Latin *pincta
  • Italianpintafrom Vulgar Latin *pincta
  • Frenchpintefrom Vulgar Latin *pincta
proper noun · masculine
Pictus2
Pictus m

Meaning

  1. masculinea Pict, a resident of early Scotland

Origins

Superficially from Latin pictus (“painted one”), but probably rendering a Pictish autonym, probably related to the origin of another Celtic tribe, the Pictones (compare Poitiers); perhaps from a Proto-Celtic *Kʷritanī, *Kʷritenī, the Goidelic/Q-Celtic version of the Brittonic/P-Celtic *Pritani, whence Welsh Prydyn (“Picts”), Middle Irish Cruithne, Cruithen-túaith (“Picts”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do”). Guto Rhys has noted a possible connection to Old Welsh Peithan, perhaps attesting the same element as Welsh gobaith (“hope”), although the etymology is uncertain, it would presumably derive from a Proto-Brythonic *pext-. More at Wikipedia.

Descendants
  • EnglishPict
  • ItalianPitto

Quick answers

What does pictus mean in Latin?
pictus, a verb, means “decorated, embellished, having been decorated; painted, coloured, having been painted; portrayed, having been portrayed”.
What are the principal parts of pictus?
pictus, picta, pictum (first/second-declension participle).
How do you pronounce pictus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɪk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpik.tus].