scrib/script

write

Spelled scrib, script · scribere, scriptus 'to write'

Latin scribere meant write: a manuscript is hand-written, prescribe writes beforehand, and a postscript adds writing afterward.

Words built from it

describe — to give a full account of in words
de- (fully) + scrib (write)
subscribe — to sign one's name under; to sign up for
sub- (under) + scrib (write)
prescribe — to recommend or authorize in advance
pre- (before) + scrib (write)
inscribe — to write or carve words onto a surface
in- (into, on) + scrib (write)
transcribe — to write down speech or convert into another written form
trans- (across) + scrib (write)
manuscript — a document written or typed before publication
manu (hand) + script (written)
postscript — a note added after the main text is finished
post- (after) + script (written)