Etymology of the English word escritoire
the English word
escritoirederived from the French word
escritoirederived from the Old French word
escriptoirederived from the Medieval Latin word
scriptoriumderived from the Medieval Latin word
scriptus (scribe's office; being a clerk)
derived from the Latin word
scribere (write; compose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skribh-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skrībh-Date
The earliest known usage of escritoire in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
