English
scriptureless
Scriptureless comes from Latin scrīptūra ‘a writing, something written’, 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 CEscrīptūra‘a writing, something written’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500scripture
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayscriptureless
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 CEscrīptūra‘a writing, something written’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500scripture
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayscriptureless
A compound of *(s)ker- ‘to cut off, sever’ + *(s)kreybʰ- ‘to scratch, to tear’
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off, sever’
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- ‘to scratch, to tear’
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *skreiβō ‘to carve’
transcription, shriver, ascribe, transcribe, inscribe, 28 more
through Latin scrībō ‘to write’
description, prescription, transcript, inscription, prescribe, scribe, conscription, scribble, shrift, scrivener, nondescript, conscript, descript, 31 more
Today it means
adj Without scripture; not conforming to, or sanctioned by, a holy text.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti / scriptureless