English
Scripture
Scripture comes from Latin scrīptūra ‘a writing, scripture’, from scrībō ‘to write’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kréybʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*skreiβō‘to carve’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscrībō‘to write’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEscrīptumsupine of scrībō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEscrīptūra‘a writing, scripture’
- EnglishtodayScripture
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kréybʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*skreiβō‘to carve’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscrībō‘to write’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEscrīptumsupine of scrībō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEscrīptūra‘a writing, scripture’
- EnglishtodayScripture
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *skreiβō ‘to carve’
transcription, shriver, transcribe, ascribe, inscribe, 29 more
through Latin scrībō ‘to write’
description, prescription, transcript, inscription, prescribe, scribe, conscription, scribble, shrift, nondescript, scrivener, conscript, descript, 32 more
Today it means
noun The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti / Scripture