Proto-Italic

*skreiβō

‘to carve’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *skreiβō.

46 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *skreiβō, most familiar first.

• description ← descripcioun ← dēscrīptiō ← dēscrībō ← scrībō
• script ← scrit ← escrit ← scrīptum ← scrībō
• prescription ← prescripcion ← praescriptio ← scrībō
• scripture ← scrīptūra ← scrībō
• transcript ← transcriptum ← trānscrībō ← scrībō
• inscription ← īnscrīptiō ← inscrībō ← scrībō
• transcription ← transcriptiōnem ← trānscrībō ← scrībō
• prescribe ← praescrībere ← scrībō
• scribe ← scryben ← scrībō
• conscription ← cōnscriptiō ← cōnscrībō ← scrībō
• scriptural ← scripture ← scripture ← scrīptūra ← scrībō
• ascribe ← ascriben ← ascrivre ← ascribo ← scrībō

More words from *skreiβō

• scribble
• transcribe
• shriver
• nondescript
• conscript
• scrivener
• inscribe
• descript
• proscription
• proscribe
• scriptorium
• escribano
• shrive
• scriptor
• escritoire
• ascriptitious
• conscribe
• descrive
• describent
• escript
• postscriptum
• postscribe
• rescribe
• screeve
• scribacious
• scrivano
• scripsit
• scriptory
• scriptureless
• scripturelike
• scrivan
• scriptorian
• scribaceous
• shriving

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *skreiβō