Etymology of the English word transcribe
the English word
transcribederived from the Latin word
transcribere (copy; transcribe)
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
trans-derived from the Latin word
trans (beyond, across)
Date
The earliest known usage of transcribe in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
transcribed,
transcribingUsage
Word found in Modern English
