inscribe (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[inscribe 词源字典]
1550s (form inscriven is from late 14c.), from Latin inscribere "to write in or on," (see inscription). Meaning "to dedicate (by means of an inscription)" is from 1640s. Related: Inscribed; inscribing.[inscribe etymology, inscribe origin, 英语词源]
inscription (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 14c., from Latin inscriptionem (nominative inscriptio) "a writing upon, inscription," noun of action from past participle stem of inscribere "inscribe, to write on or in anything," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + scribere "to write" (see script (n.)).