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scribatus.

the office of a scribe or secretary

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[skriːˈbaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[skriˈbaː.tus]
  1. the office of a scribe or secretary

    declension-4
  2. a clerkship, secretaryship

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin scrība Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin scrībātus From scrība (“writer, scribe”) + -ātus.

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