Reconstruction:Latin/pinctare

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

Etymology

From *pinctus +‎ -āre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɲˈtaːre/

Verb

*pinctāre (Proto-Western-Romance)

1. Alternative form of *pictāre (“paint”)

Reconstruction notes

The Neapolitan and Sardinian forms may have been borrowed from or influenced by Spanish. It is therefore uncertain whether this reconstruction can be assigned to a previous stage of Romance.

Descendants

• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: pintar
  • Franco-Provençal: pintâ
  • Occitan: pintar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: pintar
  • Galician: pintar
  • Portuguese: pintar
  • Spanish: pintar
    • → Neapolitan: pentà
    • → Sardinian: pintare, pintai (Campidanese)

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