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Where does “exscribo” come from?

exscribo (Latin) comes from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

exscribo (Latin): I write out or off, copy; I write or note down; I...

Definitions

  1. I write out or off, copy; I write or note down; I...

Ancestry of “exscribo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscrībō—
2Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “exscribo”

  • exscript
  • exscribens
  • exscripturus
  • exscriptus
  • exscribendus
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