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Where does “photosculptural” come from?

photosculptural (English) comes from English sculptural, from English sculpture, from Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptura, from Latin sculpere, from Latin sculpo, from Latin scalpo — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

photosculptural (English): Relating to photosculpture

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  1. Relating to photosculpture

Ancestry of “photosculptural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsculpturalOf, pertaining to, or having characteristics of...
2EnglishsculptureA three dimensional work of art created by...
3Middle Englishsculpture—
4Old Frenchsculpture—
5Latinsculpturathe act of cutting out or carving; a sculpture, a...
6Latinsculperepresent active infinitive of sculpō; carve
7LatinsculpoI carve, chisel; I fashion by sculpting, sculpt
8LatinscalpoI scratch; I carve or engrave
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kel(H)p-—
10Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
11Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
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