Transcribe
/trænˈskraɪb/noun
To write down or copy words, especially from speech, audio, or another text.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin *transcribere*, used for copying, registering, and even legally transferring names or property into records — proof that writing has long been a kind of power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sker-
“to cut”
Latin
Latin
scribere
“to write”
Latin
Latin
transcribere
“to copy, write over, register, transfer in writing”
Old French
Old French
transcrire
“to transcribe, copy text”
Late Middle English
English
transcriven
“to copy in writing”
Modern English
English
transcribe
“to write down or copy words from one source to another”