scriptwriter

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-?

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti

Proto-Italic *skreiβō

Latin scrībō

Latin scrīptum

Old French escritbor.

Middle English scrit

English script

Proto-Indo-European *wreyd-der.?

Proto-Germanic *wrītaną

Proto-West Germanic *wrītan

Old English wrītan

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Old English wrītere

Middle English writer

English writer

English scriptwriter

From script + writer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

scriptwriter (plural scriptwriters)

1. A person who writes scripts.

Synonyms

• screenwriter

Translations

screenwriter — see screenwriter