Where does “sculpt” come from?
Sculpt comes from French sculpter, from Latin sculpo, from Latin scalpo, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- meaning to cut or carve.
sculpt (English): To form by sculpture; To work as a sculptor; A...
Definitions
- To form by sculpture; To work as a sculptor; A...
Ancestry of “sculpt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sculpter | to sculpt |
| 2 | Latin | sculpō | to carve, chisel (in stone, metal, or wood) |
| 3 | Latin | exsculpo | I dig out or carve out; I elicit or extort; I... |
| 4 | Latin | scalpo | I scratch; I carve or engrave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel(H)p- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |