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Where does “sculpturesque” come from?

sculpturesque (English) comes from English -esque, from French -esque, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.

sculpturesque (English): Like or suggesting sculpture: shapely,...

Definitions

  1. Like or suggesting sculpture: shapely,...

Ancestry of “sculpturesque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-esqueIn the style or manner of; Resembling
2French-esque-esque
3Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
4Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
5Latin-ensisOf or from
6Latinarvumfield; farm land
7Latincolō—
8Latinquelō—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “sculpturesque”

  • sculpturesquely
  • sculpturesqueness
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