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describo.

to copy off or transcribe something from the original, write down, write out

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[deːsˈkriː.boː]Classical-Latin[desˈkriː.bo]
  1. to copy off or transcribe something from the original, write down, write out

    conjugation-3
  2. to describe in painting or writing, draw, draw out, sketch off

    conjugation-3
  3. to represent, delineate, describe

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  4. to mark off, establish, define, divide or distribute into parts

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin dēscrībō From dē- + scrībō (“write”).

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