pingo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I decorate or embellish
  • I paint, tint or colour
  • I portray

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (paint, color, spot, mark, draw, adorn, colour, form, draw write, hostile) derived from Ancient Greek ποικίλος (multicoloured, spotted, embroidered, parti-colored).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ποικίλος

Gloss

multicoloured, spotted, embroidered, parti-colored

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