Etymology

inscribe

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Today it means: To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave. Full definition →

Latin īnscrībō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromīnscrībō
  2. English todayinscribe

Borrowed from Latin īnscrībō, from in- (“upon”) and scrībō (“to write”).

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