Etymology of the Latin word scriptura
the Latin word
scriptura (writing; composition; scripture)
derived 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-Derivations in other languages
English
scripture, French
écriture, French
scriptural, French
scriptible, Italian
scrittura, Portuguese
escritura, Romanian
scriptură, Spanish
escrituraUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin
