English
conscript
Conscript comes from Latin cōnscriptus ‘enrolled, enlisted’, from cōnscrībō ‘write together’, 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 CEcōnscrībō‘write together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnscriptus‘enrolled, enlisted’perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō
- Englishearliest quotation 1996conscript
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 CEcōnscrībō‘write together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnscriptus‘enrolled, enlisted’perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō
- Englishearliest quotation 1996conscript
Earliest quotation: 1996, Jonathan Mirsky, Taiwan President visits islanders to bolster morale: “Other rich families are being accused of sending their…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *skreiβō ‘to carve’
transcription, shriver, ascribe, transcribe, inscribe, 28 more
through Latin scrībō ‘to write’
description, prescription, scripture, prescribe, transcript, inscription, scribe, scriptural, shrift, scrivener, nondescript, descript, 31 more
through Latin cōnscrībō ‘write together’
Today it means
noun One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti / conscript