Where does “scriptural” come from?
Scriptural comes from English scripture, from Latin scribo meaning to write, derived from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- with the same sense.
scriptural (English): Of or pertaining to scripture
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to scripture
Ancestry of “scriptural”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scripture | A sacred writing or holy book; An authoritative... |
| 2 | Latin | scriptura | a writing, something written; a composition; a... |
| 3 | Latin | scriptum | text; anything written, writing; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | scriptus | written, having been written |
| 5 | Latin | scribo | I write |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |