Etymology

conscript

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Today it means: One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee. Full definition →

Latin cōnscriptus
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conscript · noun, adjective, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromcōnscriptus
  2. English todayconscript

From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).

conscript · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*strew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*stréweti
  10. Proto-Italic*strowō
  11. Latinstruō
  12. Latincōnstruō
  13. Latincōnstrūctus
  14. Englishconstruct
  15. Englishconstructed
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  17. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  18. Latindingua
  19. Latinlingua
  20. Vulgar Latin*linguāticum
  21. Old Frenchlanguage
  22. Middle Englishlangage
  23. Englishlanguage
  24. Englishconlangbf.
  25. Englishcon-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  27. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  28. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  29. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  30. Latinscrībō
  31. Latinscrīptum
  32. Old Frenchescrit
  33. Middle Englishscrit
  34. Englishscript
  35. English todayconscript

From con- (“constructed”) + script.

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