Where does “sculptura” come from?
sculptura (Latin) comes from Latin sculpere, from Latin sculpo, 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,...
sculptura (Latin): the act of cutting out or carving; a sculpture, a...
Definitions
- the act of cutting out or carving; a sculpture, a...
Ancestry of “sculptura”, step by step
sculptura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sculpere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sculpere | present active infinitive of sculpō; carve |
| 2 | Latin | sculpo | I carve, chisel; I fashion by sculpting, sculpt |
| 3 | Latin | scalpo | I scratch; I carve or engrave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel(H)p- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |