Where does “scribblery” come from?
scribblery (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.
scribblery (English): Writing
Definitions
- Writing
Ancestry of “scribblery”, step by step
scribblery 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 ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |