myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of escribir

Etymology of the Spanish word escribir

the Spanish word escribir

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-

Dutch schrijven, English scribe, French écrire, German schreiben, Icelandic skrifa, Italian scrivere, Latin scribere, Portuguese escrever, Provençal escriure, Swedish skriva, Yiddish shrajbn