Reconstruction:Latin/pictare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

*pinctāre

Etymology

From pictus (“painted”) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɪkˈtare/

Verb

*pictāre (Proto-Romance)

paint

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Romanian: păta
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), volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 428

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