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Where does “escrire” come from?

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

escrire (Old French): alternative infinitive of escrivre

Definitions

  1. alternative infinitive of escrivre

Ancestry of “escrire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “escrire”

  • script
  • JavaScript
  • scripting
  • ActionScript
  • subscript
  • typescript
  • scriptwriter
  • escritoire
  • AppleScript
  • scriptwriting
  • subscripted
  • scriptable
  • scriptlet
  • scripter
  • scriptless
  • LiveScript
  • tapescript
  • unsubscripted
  • scriptability
  • scriptlike
  • scriptal
  • circumscript
  • multiscript
  • scripty
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