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Where does “scribanem” come from?

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

Ancestry of “scribanem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scribanem”

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