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Where does “scribblement” come from?

scribblement (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.

scribblement (English): A scribble; bad or hasty writing

Definitions

  1. A scribble; bad or hasty writing

Ancestry of “scribblement”, step by step

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