Where does “clóscríobh” come from?

clóscríobh (Irish) comes from Irish scríobh, from Old Irish scríbaid, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

clóscríobh (Irish): type, typewrite; verbal noun of clóscríobh;...

Definitions

  1. type, typewrite; verbal noun of clóscríobh;...

Ancestry of “clóscríobh”, step by step

clóscríobh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish scríobh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscríobhwrite; fill in, fill out; compose
2Old Irishscríbaidto write, write down; to write, compose
3Latinscrībōto write
4Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Irish cló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishclófont, script; print, impression; form
2Middle Irishclómetal spike, nail

Words derived from “clóscríobh”

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