Latin

dēscrībō

‘to copy off, transcribe, sketch off, describe in painting or writing’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dēscrībō.

6 English words in this record descend from Latin dēscrībō, most familiar first.

• description ← descripcioun ← dēscrīptiō
• describe ← descriven ← descrivre
• nondescript ← dēscrīptus
• descript ← dēscrīptus
• descrive ← descrivre
• describent ← dēscrībēns

Etymograph / Latin dēscrībō