Landscape etymology

English

English word landscape comes from Old English landsceap

Etymology of landscape

Detailed word origin of landscape

Dictionary entry Language Definition
landsceap Old English (ang)
*landschapp Middle English (enm)
lantschip English (en)
landscape English (en) Create or maintain a landscape. (figuratively) a situation that is presented, a scenario. (printing) a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides. A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc.. A portion of land or territory which the eye can [...]