English
Pictionary
Blend of picture + dictionary.
A blend of picture + dictionary
Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to mark’
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Proto-Italic *pingō
Latin pingō ‘to paint’
Latin pictūra ‘the art of painting’
Middle English picture ‘the act or discipline of drawing or painting’
English picture
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to point out’
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Latin dictiō ‘a speaking’
Latin dictiōnārius
Medieval Latin dictiōnārium
Middle English dixionare
English dictionary
Today it means
name A board game in which players advance by successfully identifying the words represented by pictures drawn by other players.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Pictionary