scripture

English scripture comes from Middle English scripture, borrowed from Latin scrīptūra, meaning 'a writing' or 'scripture.' That noun was built from scrīptum, the supine form of the verb scrībō, 'to write.'

The word simply meant 'a writing' in Latin before narrowing in English to refer specifically to sacred or religious writings.

It shares its root with 'script' and 'scribe,' both descending from the same Latin verb scrībō, 'to write.'