Etymology of the English word superscribe
the English word
superscribederived from the Latin word
superscriberederived 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 Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperDate
The earliest known usage of superscribe in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
superscribed,
superscribingUsage
Word found in Modern English
