escribir
/eskɾiˈbiɾ/ · A1 · verb
to write
✍️📝 escribir = scribe + scribble: Latin scribere, to write
From Latin scribere, the root of English scribe, script, scribble and describe. Spanish adds an e- before s + consonant (school = escuela, state = estado), so strip the e- and the English cousin shows: (e)scrib-ir.