Where does “unsculptural” come from?
unsculptural (English) comes from English sculptural, from English sculpture, from Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptura, from Latin sculpere, from Latin sculpo, from Latin scalpo — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
unsculptural (English): Not sculptural
Definitions
- Not sculptural
Ancestry of “unsculptural”, step by step
unsculptural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sculptural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sculptural | Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of... |
| 2 | English | sculpture | A three dimensional work of art created by... |
| 3 | Middle English | sculpture | — |
| 4 | Old French | sculpture | — |
| 5 | Latin | sculptura | the act of cutting out or carving; a sculpture, a... |
| 6 | Latin | sculpere | present active infinitive of sculpō; carve |
| 7 | Latin | sculpo | I carve, chisel; I fashion by sculpting, sculpt |
| 8 | Latin | scalpo | I scratch; I carve or engrave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel(H)p- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |