Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From peint (painted) +‎ -ier. Probably an internal formation, not from Vulgar Latin *pinctāre.[1]

Verb edit

peintier

  1. to paint; to cover with paint

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: peynten

References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*pĭctare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 8: Patavia–Pix, page 429