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scribere
Latin · ancient
"to write"
to write, with irregular past participle scriptus
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scriptum
Latin · ancient
"something written"
something written, from scribere
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escript
Old French · medieval
"a written document"
carried into French for a written document
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script
English · 1300s
"a piece of writing, especially the text of a play or film"
settled as the English word for a piece of writing, especially for a play or film
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