Etymology of the French word description
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)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
scribere (write; compose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skribh-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skrībh-derived from the Latin word
descriptum (diary, journal; things recorded)
derived from the Latin word
describere (describe, draw, mark)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
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 description in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
indescriptible,
descriptibleDerivations in other languages
English
description, Romanian
descripţieCognates
Italian
descrizione, Spanish
descripcion
