ascribe

The story

1. Latin · derived fromāscrībere“to state in writing”
2. Old French · derived fromascrivre“inscribe, attribute, impute”
3. Middle English · inherited fromascriben
4. English todayascribe

From Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre (“inscribe, attribute, impute”), from Latin āscrībere (“to state in writing”), equivalent to a- + scribe.