Where does “fo-sgrìobh” come from?

fo-sgrìobh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sgrìobh, from Old Irish scríbaid, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

fo-sgrìobh (Scottish Gaelic): subscribe; underwrite

Definitions

  1. subscribe; underwrite

Ancestry of “fo-sgrìobh”, step by step

fo-sgrìobh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic sgrìobh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsgrìobhwrite, compose
2Old Irishscríbaidto write, write down; to write, compose
3Latinscrībōto write
4Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Scottish Gaelic fo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfounder, below, beneath; under the influence of
2Old Irishfounder, beneath; towards; through, throughout
3Proto-Celticuɸounder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →