Where does “photosculptor” come from?
photosculptor (English) comes from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
photosculptor (English): One who carries out photosculpture
Definitions
- One who carries out photosculpture
Ancestry of “photosculptor”, step by step
photosculptor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English sculptor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sculptor | A person who sculpts; an artist who produces... |
| 2 | Latin | sculptor | stone-cutter, sculptor |
| 3 | Latin | sculpō | to carve, chisel (in stone, metal, or wood) |
| 4 | Latin | exsculpo | I dig out or carve out; I elicit or extort; I... |
| 5 | Latin | scalpo | I scratch; I carve or engrave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel(H)p- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |