Etymology of the English word description
the English word
descriptionderived from the Anglo-Norman word
descripciounderived from the Latin word
descriptio (description, descriptive story; drawing of diagram)
derived from the Latin word
descriptus (organized, arranged; precisely ordered)
derived from the Latin word
describere (describe, draw, mark)
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 Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
descriptum (diary, journal; things recorded)
derived from the Latin word
describere (describe, draw, mark)
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 Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the French word
descriptionderived from the Latin word
descriptio (description, descriptive story; drawing of diagram)
derived from the Latin word
descriptus (organized, arranged; precisely ordered)
derived from the Latin word
describere (describe, draw, mark)
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 Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
descriptum (diary, journal; things recorded)
derived from the Latin word
describere (describe, draw, mark)
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 Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Cognates
Spanish
descripciónUsage
Word found in Modern English
