{"id":1732,"date":"2022-02-12T17:18:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T17:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1732"},"modified":"2022-02-12T17:35:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T17:35:05","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-paint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1732","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Paint"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Paint\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-02-12T17:18:59+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word paint.\n\n\n\nPaint [pe\u026ant] is:\n\n \tA substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.\n\nIt co...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7944\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1732-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1732-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"paint.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word <strong>paint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sue90ca\/49652806328\/in\/photolist-2iDDBrJ-4zUe6S-a4yrE-3icLp4-ajoiB-RWef2g-rV52HE-F8sG9-F8tEm-F8tHq-ajohq-F8tfH-F8sBL-6adpXg-6uSfo-F8tBb-F8td6-F8sD5-8xY3ZN-F8tG9-F8u7c-qw2vTh-AigLo-nPdrzc-4hGVEJ-8LkLb7-cBQxj-8xV3uB-8xV2qt-Bzy2p-8xY4M9-8xY53C-47utzX-8xV4gz-8xV1WB-8xV3KV-7NQYjD-5SZ6ou-6NfXB2-9skFDD-8xY4wY-7pCKCQ-4pnq3Q-o8nbNN-8xV3Zv-chJb1-2irGUcU-5PZZ1-6hXrAR-4RQVyq\" title=\"Paint\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49652806328_6efb965851_z.jpg\" alt=\"Paint\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paint<\/strong> [pe\u026ant] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <strong>peinten<\/strong> (to paint, portray, decorate), from the Old French <em>peintier<\/em> (to paint), from <em>peindre<\/em> (to paint), from the Latin <em>pingere<\/em> (to decorate, embellish, paint, tint, colour), from <em>ping\u014d<\/em> (I decorate, embellish, etc) from PIE <em>*pey\u1e31-<\/em> (to hew, cut out, stitch, embroider, mark, paint, color) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/paint\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>English words from the same Latin root include <strong>picture<\/strong>, <strong>depict<\/strong>, <strong>pigment<\/strong> and <strong>pint<\/strong>  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/pingo#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In Old English the word for paint was <em>t\u0113afor<\/em> [\u02c8t\u00e6\u035c\u0251\u02d0.vor], which became <strong>tiver<\/strong> (a kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some parts of England). It comes from the Proto-Germanic <em>*taubr\u0105<\/em> (magic, sorcery), which is the root of the German word <strong>Zauber<\/strong> (magic, spell) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/taubr%C4%85\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-0ngmvNhri8\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-0ngmvNhri8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> &#8211; an easy-to-use animated video creator [affiliate link].<\/p>\n<p>I chose this word as my new studio is currently being painted.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/51876081487\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"Studio \/ Stwdio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51876081487_4f6e90792f_z.jpg\" alt=\"Studio \/ Stwdio\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology, and other language-related topics, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portuguesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=2561&amp;i=b0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_portuguesepod101.jpg\" alt=\"Learn Portuguese Free at Portuguesepod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"78\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Paint\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-02-12T17:18:59+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word paint.\n\n\n\nPaint [pe\u026ant] is:\n\n \tA substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.\n\nIt co...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7945\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1732-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1732-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/paint.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"paint.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word paint. Paint [pe\u026ant] is: A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied. It comes from the Middle English peinten (to paint, portray, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,20,24,4,50,58,109,1,57,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-english","category-german","category-language","category-latin","category-middle-english","category-old-french-franceis","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1732"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1739,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732\/revisions\/1739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}