Inscribe
/ɪnˈskraɪb/noun
To write, carve, or engrave words or symbols on a surface, or to formally register something.
Did you know?The same Latin root behind *inscribe* also gave us *scribe* and *script*, and in the ancient world writing was often treated as a powerful act with legal, sacred, and even magical force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skribh-
“to cut, scratch, or incise”
Latin
Latin
scribere
“to write, draw, or mark by scratching”
Latin
Latin
inscribere
“to write on, engrave, or set down in writing”
Old French
Old French
inscrire
“to write or engrave upon”
Late Middle English
English
inscribe
“to write or engrave on a surface”
Modern English
English
inscribe
“to write, engrave, or formally dedicate by writing”