inscription (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[inscription 词源字典]
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.)).[inscription etymology, inscription origin, 英语词源]