Pint
/paɪnt/noun
A unit of liquid measure equal to one-half of a quart in the U.S. customary system and one-half of a liter in the U.K. imperial system, or a container holding that amount.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from a Latin term for a painted mark, because early measures were literally marked on containers to make volume visible and enforceable.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peik-
“to paint, mark, or decorate”
Latin
Latin
pingere
“to paint, dye, or embroider”
Late Latin
Latin
pincta
“painted thing; marked vessel”
Old French
Old French
pinte
“a pint; a measure of liquid”
Middle English
English
pint
“a liquid measure”