English
pint
Pint comes from Old French pinte, from Vulgar Latin *pincta ‘a mark used to indicate a level of quantity…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peyḱ-‘to mark, paint’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pinéḱtireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pingōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpingō‘paint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpicta‘painted’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pincta‘a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400pinte
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1822pint
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peyḱ-‘to mark, paint’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pinéḱtireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pingōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpingō‘paint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpicta‘painted’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pincta‘a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400pinte
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1822pint
Earliest quotation: 1822, The Monthly Gazette of Health: “The prices of the second class are given by…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to mark, paint’
fish, file, feud, piscina, 26 more
through Latin pingō ‘paint’
picture, paint, depiction, depict, pictorial, pigment, pimento, 8 more
Today it means
noun A unit of volume, equivalent to: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- / pint