Editing Pint (section)

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''Pint'' comes from the [[Old French]] word {{lang|fro|pinte}} and perhaps ultimately from [[Vulgar Latin]] {{lang|la|pincta}} meaning "painted", for marks painted on the side of a container to show capacity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pint |title=Pint |date=2013 |website=[[Merriam-Webster.com]] |access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref> It is linguistically related, though greatly diverging in meaning, to [[Pinto]] – an [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] name for a person with a speckled or dark complexion, often used as a surname in these languages.

In France, the French word {{lang|fr|pinte}} is now used to describe a half-litre, slightly smaller than an Imperial pint, but in [[Canadian French]] it is used to describe an Imperial quart and the French word {{lang|fr|chopine}} is used for an Imperial pint.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/2021-12-31/les-mysteres-des-mesures-de-l-alcool.php |title=Les mystères des mesures de l'alcool |newspaper=La Presse |date=31 December 2021 |last1=Perreault |first1=Mathieu }}</ref>