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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scribble | To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | scriblen | — |
| 3 | Latin | scribillo | I scribble or write of trivial matters |
| 4 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |