Etymology of the English word scrivener
the English word
scrivenerderived from the Old French word
escriveinderived from the Latin word
scriba (scribe, 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 scrivener in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
