peintier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From peint (painted) + -ier. Probably an internal formation, not from Vulgar Latin *pinctāre.[1]

Verb

peintier

  1. to paint; to cover with paint

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Middle English: peynten

References

  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*pĭctare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 429
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