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Where does “scríobhaí” come from?

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

scríobhaí (Irish): scribe, amanuensis

Definitions

  1. scribe, amanuensis

Ancestry of “scríobhaí”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scríobhaí”

  • luathscríobhaí
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →