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scriptorium.

writing desk

11 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[skriːpˈtoː.ri.ũː]Classical-Latin[skripˈtɔː.ri.um]

  1. writing desk

    declension-2

  2. writing room

    declension-2
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 *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin scrīptor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium ▲ Latin scrībō ▲ Latin -tor ▲ Latin -ius Latin -tōrius Latin -tōrium Latin scrīptōrium From scrīptor (“writer, author”) + -ium or equivalently, scrībō (“to write”) + -tōrium (suffix forming nouns denoting places).

adj[skriːpˈtoː.ri.ũː]Classical-Latin[skripˈtɔː.ri.um]

  1. inflection of scrīptōrius: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of scrīptōrius: accusative masculine singular

    accusative · form-of · masculine · singular
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 *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin scrīptor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium ▲ Latin scrībō ▲ Latin -tor ▲ Latin -ius Latin -tōrius Latin -tōrium Latin scrīptōrium From scrīptor (“writer, author”) + -ium or equivalently, scrībō (“to write”) + -tōrium (suffix forming nouns denoting places).

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