Where does “resculpture” come from?
resculpture (English) comes from English re, from English reinsurance, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
resculpture (English): To sculpture again or into a new form
Definitions
- To sculpture again or into a new form
Ancestry of “resculpture”, step by step
resculpture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English sculpture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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,... |