Etymology of the English word conscript
the English word
conscriptderived from the Latin word
conscriptus (senator, counselor; enrolling of the people for the purpose of bribery)
derived from the Latin word
conscribere (enroll, enlist, raise)
derived from the Latin word
scribere (write; compose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skribh-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skrībh-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of conscript in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
conscripteeUsage
Word found in Modern English
