Where does “luathscríobhaí” come from?

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

luathscríobhaí (Irish): shorthand writer, stenographer

Definitions

  1. shorthand writer, stenographer

Ancestry of “luathscríobhaí”, step by step

luathscríobhaí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish scríobhaí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscríobhaíscribe, amanuensis
2Irishscríobhwrite; fill in, fill out; compose
3Old Irishscríbaidto write, write down; to write, compose
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Irish luath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishluathquick, fast; early, soon
2Old Irishlúathswift, fast
3Proto-Celticɸlowto-go, flow, be swift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →