Where does “scripture” come from?

Scripture comes from Latin scriptura, derived from the past participle scriptus of Latin scribo meaning "to write," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- with the same sense.

scripture (English): A sacred writing or holy book; An authoritative...

Definitions

  1. A sacred writing or holy book; An authoritative...

Ancestry of “scripture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscripturaa writing, something written; a composition; a...
2Latinscriptumtext; anything written, writing; nominative...
3Latinscriptuswritten, having been written
4LatinscriboI write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “scripture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scribo →