Pictus

pictus Latin Etymology Superficially from Latin la pictus painted one, but probably rendering a la xpi - autonym, probably related to the origin of another la cel - tribe, the la Pictones (compare en Poitiers); perhaps from a la cel-pro *Kʷritanī, cel-pro *Kʷritenī, the la cel-gae -/Q-Celtic version of the Brittonic/P-Celtic cel-bry-pro *Pritani, whence cy Prydyn Picts, mga Cruithne, mga Cruithentúaith Cruithen-túaith Picts, ultimately from la ine-pro *kʷer- to do. Guto Rhys has noted a possible connection to owl Peithan, perhaps attesting the same element as cy gobaith hope, although the etymology is uncertain, it would presumably derive from a la cel-bry-pro *pext-. More at Wikipedia. Proper noun la proper noun m a Pict, a resident of early Scotland Derived terms la Pictavia Descendants en Pict 1 it Pitto 1 References Rhys, Guto (2015): Approaching the Pictish language: historiography, early evidence and the question of Pritenic Hudson, Benjamin (2014): The Picts Smith, J.R. (1864): History of the Names of Men, Nations, and Places in Their Connection with the Progress of Civilization, Volume 2