Transcription
/trænˈskrɪp.ʃən/noun
The act or process of writing down, converting, or rendering speech, music, or text into written form.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin scribere, a root that also gives us scripture, scribble, and describe—proof that writing has always been treated like a kind of power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skribh-
“to cut, scratch, or write”
Latin
Latin
transcribere
“to copy, write over, or transfer in writing”
Late Latin
Latin
transcriptio
“a copying, transfer into writing”
Old French
Old French
transcription
“an act of transcription or copying”
Middle English
English
transcripcioun
“the act of copying or writing out”
Modern English
English
transcription
“the conversion of speech or text into written form”