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inscribo.

to write in or upon something, inscribe; furnish with an inscription, give a title to a book

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ĩːˈskriː.boː]Classical-Latin[inˈskriː.bo]
  1. to write in or upon something, inscribe; furnish with an inscription, give a title to a book

    conjugation-3
  2. to ascribe, assign, attribute

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  3. to mark, make known

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  4. to brand, place a brand upon

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin īnscrībō From in- (“in, on; onto”) + scrībō (“write”).

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