English
pigmentation
From pigment + -ation.
A compound of pigment + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to mark, paint’
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Proto-Italic *pingō
Latin pingō ‘to paint’
Latin pigmentum
Middle English pigment ‘a red pigment’
English pigment
Today it means
noun Coloration of human, plant or animal tissue, especially by pigment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / pigmentation