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Where does “scribism” come from?

scribism (English) comes from English scribe, from Middle English scribe, from Old French scribe, from Latin scriba, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

scribism (English): The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in...

Definitions

  1. The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in...

Ancestry of “scribism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscribeSomeone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer...
2Middle Englishscribe—
3Old Frenchscribescribe
4Latinscribawriter, scribe, secretary, clerk
5Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
6Proto-Italic-ā—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →