Etymology

unscriptural

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Today it means: Not scriptural. Full definition →

English scriptural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English scripture
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  11. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  12. Latinscrībō
  13. Latinscrīptūra
  14. Middle Englishscripture
  15. Englishscripture
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishscriptural
  19. English todayunscriptural

From un- + scriptural.

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