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Where does “sculptural” come from?

Sculptural comes from English sculpture, from Latin sculptura, derived from Latin scalpo meaning to carve, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-.

sculptural (English): Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of...

Ancestry of “sculptural”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sculptural”

  • sculpturally
  • photosculptural
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