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Where does “sculptor” come from?

Sculptor comes from Latin sculptor, meaning one who carves or cuts.

sculptor (English): A person who sculpts; an artist who produces...

Definitions

  1. A person who sculpts; an artist who produces...

Ancestry of “sculptor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsculptorstone-cutter, sculptor
2Latinsculpō—
3LatinexsculpoI dig out or carve out; I elicit or extort; I...
4LatinscalpoI scratch; I carve or engrave
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel(H)p-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “sculptor”

  • sculptress
  • photosculptor
  • sculptors
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