English word description comes from Latin scribo (I write.), Latin ex, e (A name of the letter X. (+ ablative) out of, from.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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scribo | Latin (lat) | I write. |
ex, e | Latin (lat) | A name of the letter X. (+ ablative) out of, from. |
describere | Latin (lat) | |
description | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Description. |
description | English (eng) | (taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.. A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.. A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs. |