English word portrait comes from Latin traho, Old French purtraire (To portray (represent using images, words, etc.).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| traho | Latin (lat) | (by extension) I attract the support of, win over.. (figuratively) I attract, draw (someone; their attention). I drag.. I draw out, prolong.. I extract, withdraw.. I plunder, squander.. I trail. |
| purtraire | Old French (fro) | To portray (represent using images, words, etc.). |
| protraho | Latin (lat) | I bring to light, discover, disclose, reveal, expose, betray.. I drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out (to a place).. I extend, increase.. I lengthen out something as to time; prolong, protract, defer. |
| portraire | Middle French (frm) | To portray (represent with images, words, etc.). |
| pourtraict | Middle French (frm) | |
| portrait | English (en) | (computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.. (figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.. A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders. (obsolete) To portray; to draw. Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal. |