LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

dēscrīptus

dēscrīptus (feminine dēscrīpta, neuter dēscrīptum)

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.