Where does “bescribble” come from?

bescribble (English) comes from English scribble, from Middle English scriblen, from Latin scribillo, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

bescribble (English): To write in a messy, scribbly fashion; To...

Definitions

  1. To write in a messy, scribbly fashion; To...

Ancestry of “bescribble”, step by step

bescribble traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scribble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscribbleTo write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; To...
2Middle Englishscriblen—
3LatinscribilloI scribble or write of trivial matters
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →