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Where does “wallscape” come from?

wallscape (English) comes from English scape, from Middle English scapen, from Middle English escapen, from Old French escaper, from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

wallscape (English): A mural or advertisement painted or attached onto...

Definitions

  1. A mural or advertisement painted or attached onto...

Ancestry of “wallscape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscapeA leafless stalk growing directly out of a root;...
2Middle Englishscapen—
3Middle Englishescapen—
4Old FrenchescaperAlternative form of eschaper
5Vulgar Latinexcapparepresent active infinitive of *excappō;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “wallscape”

  • wallscaping
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