Wordiyopict
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From Latin pingere (to paint) and its past participle pictus (painted). Produces picture, pictorial, picturesque, depict (paint down/represent), and pigment (coloring substance). Paint itself came through Old French from the same root. The family bridges visual art and representation.
Associated Words
depict
To represent or portray something in words or images
paint
a colored coating applied to surfaces; to apply or create with paint
painter
An artist who paints pictures; a worker who paints surfaces
painting
A picture made with paint; the art of creating such pictures
pictorial
Relating to or illustrated by pictures; a magazine with many pictures
picture
an image or photograph; to imagine or visualize
pictures
Visual representations; the cinema; to imagine visually
picturesque
Visually attractive or charming, as if worthy of a painting
pigment
A natural coloring substance; a powder used to make paint; to add color