Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “insculpturus” come from?

insculpturus (Latin) comes from Latin insculpo, from Latin sculpō, 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,...

insculpturus (Latin): about to engrave

Definitions

  1. about to engrave

Ancestry of “insculpturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininsculpoI carve in or upon; I engrave
2Latinsculpō—
3LatinexsculpoI dig out or carve out; I elicit or extort; I...
4LatinscalpoI scratch; I carve or engrave
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel(H)p-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →