Picture
/ˈpɪk.tʃər/noun
A visual representation of something, especially a painting, drawing, or photograph.
Did you know?“Picture” ultimately comes from Latin *pictura*, from *pingere* meaning “to paint,” the same root behind words tied to pigments and painted images across the Romance languages.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
pictura
“a painting; painting, the art of painting”
Classical Latin
Latin
pingere
“to paint, color, decorate”
Old French
Old French
peinture
“painting; a painted work”
Middle English
English
picure
“a painting or image”
Late Middle English
English
picture
“a painted representation; image”