Write
/raɪt/noun
To form letters, words, or symbols on a surface with an instrument.
Did you know?The act of writing was once believed to be endowed with magical power, as it could invoke spirits and manifest one's will into reality.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reidh-
“to reason, to count, to speak”
Old English
Old English
writan
“to scratch, draw, or outline; to inscribe”
Middle English
Middle English
writen
“to form letters or characters; to compose text”
14th Century
Middle English
writen
“to produce written characters or text”
Modern English
English
write
“to produce text by marking letters on a surface”