Where does “escritoire” come from?

escritoire (English) comes from French escrire, from French écrire, from Middle French escrire, from Old French escrire, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

escritoire (English): A writing desk with a hinged door that provides...

Definitions

  1. A writing desk with a hinged door that provides...

Ancestry of “escritoire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchescrireArchaic form of écrire
2Frenchécrireto write
3Middle Frenchescrireto write
4Old Frenchescrirealternative infinitive of escrivre
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →