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Where does “exsculpens” come from?

exsculpens (Latin) comes from Latin exsculpo, from Latin scalpo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel(H)p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Definitions

Ancestry of “exsculpens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexsculpoI dig out or carve out; I elicit or extort; I...
2LatinscalpoI scratch; I carve or engrave
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel(H)p-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “exsculpens”

  • exculpens
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