Where does “inscribest” come from?
inscribest (English) comes from English inscribe, from Latin inscribo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
inscribest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “inscribest”, step by step
inscribest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inscribe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inscribe | To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave |
| 2 | Latin | inscribo | I write in or upon something, inscribe; furnish... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |