Where does “scrivenery” come from?
scrivenery (English) comes from English scrivener, from Middle English scryvener, from Anglo-Norman scrivein, from Old French escrivain, from Vulgar Latin scriba, from Latin scriba, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
scrivenery (English): The practice or work of a scrivener
Definitions
- The practice or work of a scrivener
Ancestry of “scrivenery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scrivener | A professional writer; one whose occupation is to... |
| 2 | Middle English | scryvener | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | scrivein | professional penman, copyist |
| 4 | Old French | escrivain | writer |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | scriba | — |
| 6 | Latin | scriba | writer, scribe, secretary, clerk |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |