English
pictorial
Pictorial comes from Latin pictōrius ‘of painting’, from pingō ‘to decorate, adorn, embellish’, and ultimately from 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 decorate, adorn, embellish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpictor‘painter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpictōrius‘of painting’
- Englishearliest quotation 1956pictorial
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 decorate, adorn, embellish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpictor‘painter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpictōrius‘of painting’
- Englishearliest quotation 1956pictorial
Earliest quotation: 1956, Classified Advertisements: Stamp collecting: “beautiful Pictorials, topicals, commemoratives, airmails. Introductory selection 40% discount.…”
Formed from pictōrius ‘of painting’ + -al
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to hew, cut out’
fish, file, feud, piscina, 25 more
through Proto-Italic *pingō
through Latin pingō ‘to decorate, adorn, embellish’
picture, paint, pint, pigment, depiction, depict, pimento, 8 more
Today it means
adj Of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- / pictorial