Latin · root
scribere
write
Forms
- scrib-
- script- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘written.’
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *skribh-, ‘cut; scratch.’
Note
The same root links writing with engraving.
Words sharing this root
ascribeTo regard something as coming from a particular cause or source.conscriptTo force someone into military service, or a person forced to serve.conscriptionCompulsory enrollment in military service.describeTo trace the outline or defining features of something.descriptionA spoken or written account of what something is like.descriptionA type or category of person or thing.descriptiveReporting how something actually is.inscribeTo write or engrave words on an object.inscribeTo draw a geometric figure inside another so that it touches the outer figure's boundary.inscriptionWords written or carved on an object, often as a dedication or record.manuscriptAn author's text prepared or submitted for publication.manuscriptText written by hand rather than printed.nondescriptWithout distinctive or easily recognizable features.postscriptA note added after the main text of a letter or other writing.prescribeTo authoritatively specify an action or course to follow.prescriptionAn authorized written direction for medical treatment.prescriptiveLaying down an authoritative requirement for action.proscribeTo officially forbid or ban someone or something.scribeTo record words in writing.scribeTo scratch a line on material as a guide for cutting.scriptThe written words for a performance or speech.subscribeTo agree with or support a belief or theory.subscribeTo sign up to receive or access something regularly.subscribeTo pledge or contribute money to a fund.subscriptionA commitment to contribute money to a cause or organization.subscriptionAn arrangement to receive something regularly or access a service, usually for a fee.subscriptionA signed name or statement at the end of a document.transcribeTo copy information into a recorded form.transcriptA copied record of source information.transcriptionThe rendering of existing information into another notation.