LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

scrīptōrius

scrīptōrius (feminine scrīptōria, neuter scrīptōrium)
Classical[skriːpˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[skripˈtɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalwriting

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativescrīptōriusscrīptōriascrīptōrium
genitivescrīptōriīscrīptōriaescrīptōriī
dativescrīptōriōscrīptōriaescrīptōriō
accusativescrīptōriumscrīptōriamscrīptōrium
ablativescrīptōriōscrīptōriāscrīptōriō
vocativescrīptōriescrīptōriascrīptōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativescrīptōriīscrīptōriaescrīptōria
genitivescrīptōriōrumscrīptōriārumscrīptōriōrum
dativescrīptōriīsscrīptōriīsscrīptōriīs
accusativescrīptōriōsscrīptōriāsscrīptōria
ablativescrīptōriīsscrīptōriīsscrīptōriīs
vocativescrīptōriīscrīptōriaescrīptōria

scriptōrĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to writing, writing-: atramentum, Cels. 6, 4 fin.; 8, 4: calamus, id. 5, 28, 12.— Subst.: scriptōrĭum, ii, n., = γραφίον, a metallic style for writing on wax tablets, Isid. 6, 9, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  4. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  5. Latinscrīptōrius

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin scrīptor Latin -ius Latin scrīptōrius From scrīptor (“writer, author”) + -ius.

Quick answers

What does scrīptōrius mean in Latin?
scrīptōrius, a adjective, means “writing”.
How do you pronounce scrīptōrius?
In classical Latin, [skriːpˈtoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skripˈtɔː.ri.us].
Where does scrīptōrius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti → Proto-Italic *skreiβō → Latin scrīptōrius.