adjective/pintoˈɾesko/
picturesque; quaint
Synonyms: curioso
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pinéḱti Proto-Italic *pingō Latin pingō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin pictor Vulgar Latin *pinctor Old Spanish pintor Spanish pintor Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus Spanish -esco ▲ Italian pittorescocalq. Spanish pintoresco From pintor (“painter”) + -esco. Calque of Italian pittoresco.