Where does “sculptured” come from?
Sculptured comes from Middle English -ed and Old English -od suffixes added to Latin sculptura, meaning carved work, derived from Latin scalpo meaning to carve, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-.
sculptured (English): Made like a sculpture; Attractively formed
Definitions
- Made like a sculpture; Attractively formed
Ancestry of “sculptured”, step by step
| 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,... |