script
SKRIPT · noun
Origin
English 'script' comes from Middle English 'scrit', borrowed from Old French 'escrit', from Latin 'scriptum' meaning 'something written', itself from the verb 'scrībō', 'I write'.
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Journey
The word began as Latin's plain term for 'a thing written', passed through Old French as 'escrit', and settled in Middle English as 'scrit' before reaching its modern English form and spelling.