Pic
/pɪk/noun
A photograph, especially one taken casually or shared digitally.
Did you know?“Pic” is a clipped modern form of “picture,” and its deeper ancestry ultimately leads back to Latin roots tied to painting and marking, not to any occult term despite its modern digital aura.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
picture
“A painted image or representation.”
16th Century
English
pic(ture)
“A shortened form used informally for a picture.”
Latin
Latin
pictura
“Painting, a painted work.”
Latin
Latin
pingere
“To paint, depict, or adorn.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peik-
“To paint, mark, or decorate.”