pict
ピクト
解説 Definition
古代スコットランド北部に住んでいたケルト系民族。または絵や描画に関する古い言葉。
A member of an ancient people who lived mainly in northern and eastern Scotland during late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. The term is especially encountered in historical discussions of Pictish society, symbols, carved stones, and language.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Pict は通常 Pict と大文字で、古代・中世初期のスコットランド北部・東部にいた民族の一員を指す。複数形 Picts や Pict symbols／stone carvings が典型表現。ラテン語 Picti「彩色された人々」を picture、pigment の「描く・色を付ける」という語源的な核につなげて覚える。
Use a capital P and picture the carved symbol stones of early Scotland. A Pict was a member of the ancient people known collectively as the Picts, so the plural often appears in historical writing: “the Picts of northern Scotland.” Link the name with Latin Picti, traditionally understood as “painted people,” and with the familiar words picture and pigment, which share the underlying idea of painting or coloring. Useful combinations include “Pictish symbols,” “Pictish stones,” and “the origin of the Picts.”
例文
The Picts left mysterious stone carvings throughout Scotland.
ピクト人はスコットランド全体に謎の石刻を残しました。
Historians debate the origin and language of the Picts.
歴史家はピクト人の起源と言語について議論しています。
Pict symbols appear on many ancient Scottish monuments.
ピクト人のシンボルは多くの古代スコットランドの記念碑に現れます。
pict の類義語・関連語
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pict の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 Picti（彩色された人々）に由来し、pingere（描く・塗る）が語源。古代スコットランドの民族で、体に入れ墨や彩色を施す習慣から名付けられた。関連語: picture（絵）、pigment（色素）。いずれも「塗る・描く」という同じ語根を持つ。
Pict comes from Latin Picti, the Roman name for a people of northern Britain, traditionally interpreted as “painted people.” Picti is associated with Latin pingere, “to paint,” and pictus, “painted.” English picture and pigment ultimately reflect the same Latin root. The traditional explanation connects the name with bodily painting or tattooing, although the precise historical basis of that interpretation is not certain.
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