English
depiction
Depiction comes from Latin dēpingō ‘to depict, to paint, to portray, to represent…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to hew, cut out’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peyḱ-‘to hew, cut out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pinéḱtireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pingōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpingō‘to paint, tint or colour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēpingō‘to depict, to paint, to portray, to represent by painting’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēpictiō
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdépiction
- Englishearliest quotation 1950depiction
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peyḱ-‘to hew, cut out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pinéḱtireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pingōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpingō‘to paint, tint or colour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēpingō‘to depict, to paint, to portray, to represent by painting’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēpictiō
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdépiction
- Englishearliest quotation 1950depiction
Earliest quotation: 1950, Max Meldrum, The Science of Appearances: “It is nevertheless true that, whereas the teaching of…”
Equivalent to depict + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to hew, cut out’
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Latin pingō ‘to paint, tint or colour’
Latin dēpingō ‘to depict, to paint, to portray, to represent…’
Latin dēpictus ‘depicted, portrayed’
Middle English depicten
English depict
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to hew, cut out’
fish, file, feud, piscina, 26 more
through Proto-Italic *pingō
through Latin pingō ‘to paint, tint or colour’
Today it means
noun A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- / depiction