English
piscina
Piscina comes from Latin piscīna ‘fishpond’, from piscis ‘fish’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to paint, mark’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peyḱ-‘to paint, mark’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pisk-í-s‘fish’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*piskis‘fish’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpiscis‘fish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpiscīna‘fishpond’
- Englishtodaypiscina
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peyḱ-‘to paint, mark’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pisk-í-s‘fish’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*piskis‘fish’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpiscis‘fish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpiscīna‘fishpond’
- Englishtodaypiscina
Equivalent to piscis + -ina
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to paint, mark’
picture, file, fish, paint, feud, depiction, depict, pigment, pint, pictorial, pimento, 26 more
Today it means
noun A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- / piscina