Where does “scribblesome” come from?

scribblesome (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.

scribblesome (English): Characteristic of scribbling; scribbly

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of scribbling; scribbly

Ancestry of “scribblesome”, step by step

scribblesome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scribble

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

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →