Etymology

prescriber

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Today it means: A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner). Full definition →

English prescribe ← Latin praescrībō ← Proto-Italic *skreiβō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  10. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  11. Latinscrībō
  12. Latinpraescrībō
  13. Englishprescribe
  14. English todayprescriber

From prescribe + -er.

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