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)

1. 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