Where does “photosculpture” come from?
photosculpture (English) comes from English sculpture, from Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptura, from Latin sculpere, from Latin sculpo, from Latin scalpo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel(H)p- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
photosculpture (English): A process in which, by means of a number of...
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- A process in which, by means of a number of...
Ancestry of “photosculpture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sculpture | A three dimensional work of art created by... |
| 2 | Middle English | sculpture | — |
| 3 | Old French | sculpture | — |
| 4 | Latin | sculptura | the act of cutting out or carving; a sculpture, a... |
| 5 | Latin | sculpere | present active infinitive of sculpō; carve |
| 6 | Latin | sculpo | I carve, chisel; I fashion by sculpting, sculpt |
| 7 | Latin | scalpo | I scratch; I carve or engrave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel(H)p- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |