Where does “triscriptal” come from?

triscriptal (English) comes from English scriptal, from English script, from Middle English scrit, from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptus, from Latin scribo, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

triscriptal (English): Having the ability to read or write three scripts

Definitions

  1. Having the ability to read or write three scripts

Ancestry of “triscriptal”, step by step

triscriptal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scriptal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscriptalOf or relating to a written script used in...
2EnglishscriptA writing; a written document; Written...
3Middle Englishscritwriting; document; scroll
4Old Frenchescritpast participle of escrire; third-person singular...
5Latinscriptuswritten, having been written
6LatinscriboI write
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβōEvery word from Latin scribo
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