scripture · noun1
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
- Proto-Italic*skreiβō
- Latinscrībō
- Latinscrīptūra
- Middle Englishscripture
- English todayscripture
From Middle English scripture, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”). By surface analysis, script + -ure.
Scripture · noun2
- Latin · derived fromscrīptūra“a writing, scripture”
- English todayScripture
From Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”).
Words from the same roots
Latinscrīptūra all →
scriptorianscriptura continua
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.