Pict
Syllabification: (Pict)
Pronunciation: /pikt/
Definition of Pict
noun
- a member of an ancient people inhabiting northern Scotland in Roman times.
Roman writings of around ad 300 apply the term Picti to the hostile tribes of the area north of the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde. Their origins are uncertain, but they may have been a loose confederation of Celtic tribes
Derivatives
Origin:
from late Latin Picti, perhaps from pict- 'painted, tattooed' (from pingere 'to paint'), or perhaps influenced by a local name