Etymology

painture

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Today it means: The art of painting. Full definition →

Middle English peynture ← Old French peinture ← Late Latin *pinctūra
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  1. Late Latin · derived from*pinctūra
  2. Old French · derived frompeinture
  3. Middle English · inherited frompeynture
  4. English todaypainture

Inherited from Middle English peynture, from Old French peinture, from Late Latin *pinctūra; by surface analysis, paint + -ure. See paint and compare picture.

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