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Where does “escrivain” come from?

escrivain (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin scriba, from Latin scriba, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

escrivain (Old French): writer

Definitions

  1. writer

Ancestry of “escrivain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinscriba—
2Latinscribawriter, scribe, secretary, clerk
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-Italic-ā—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “escrivain”

  • scrivener
  • scrivenership
  • écrivain
  • écrivaillon
  • scryvener
  • scryveyn
  • scrivein
  • ekriven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →