LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

dēscrīptus

dēscrīptus (feminine dēscrīpta, neuter dēscrīptum)
dēscrīpte sg. voc. m.

Meaning

  1. participlecopied, transcribed
  2. participlerepresented, described
  3. participlearranged, organised

dēscriptus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from describo.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēscrīptus

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin dēscrībō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin dēscrīptus Perfect passive participle of dēscrībō.

Descendants
  • Catalandescrit
  • Frenchdécrit
  • Portuguesedescrito
  • Spanishdescrito
  • Spanishdescripto

Quick answers

What does dēscrīptus mean in Latin?
dēscrīptus, a verb, means “copied, transcribed; represented, described; arranged, organised”.
What are the principal parts of dēscrīptus?
dēscrīptus, dēscrīpta, dēscrīptum (first/second-declension participle).
Where does dēscrīptus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēscrīptus.