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Where does “scripturus” come from?

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

scripturus (Latin): about to write

Definitions

  1. about to write

Ancestry of “scripturus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scripturus”

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