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Where does “inscribir” come from?

inscribir (Spanish) comes from Latin inscribo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inscribir (Spanish): to inscribe; to sign up, to register, to enroll

Definitions

  1. to inscribe; to sign up, to register, to enroll

Ancestry of “inscribir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininscriboI write in or upon something, inscribe; furnish...
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →