Pictorial
/pɪkˈtɔːriəl/noun
Relating to or consisting of pictures; illustrated.
Did you know?Pictorial ultimately comes from Latin *pictus* (“painted”), from *pingere* (“to paint”), the same root behind *picture*, *painter*, and *depict*—a word-family built around making an image appear.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peik-
“to paint, to decorate, to make an image”
Latin
Latin
pingere
“to paint, to color, to embroider”
Latin
Latin
pictus
“painted; colored; decorated”
Late Latin
Latin
pictorialis
“of painting or pictures”
Middle French
Old French
pictorial
“pictorial; illustrative”
English
English
pictorial
“relating to pictures or illustration”