escritorio

/eskɾiˈtoɾjo/ · B1 · noun · m

desktop, desktop computer

✏️🖥️ escrit- = written, as in script + -orio = place: a place for writing

From Latin scriptorium, the room where monks copied manuscripts. Escribir means to write, so an escritorio is where writing happens: a desk, a study, and now also your computer's desktop.

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