scrittorio

• IPA^(key): /skritˈtɔ.rjo/
• Rhymes: -ɔrjo
• Hyphenation: scrit‧tò‧rio

From Latin scrīptōrius, derived from scrīptus (“written”), perfect passive participle of scrībō (“to write”).

scrittorio (feminine scrittoria, masculine plural scrittori, feminine plural scrittorie) (literary)

1. (relational) writing; specifically:
   1. used for writing
   2. related to writing (particularly regarding amanuenses in the Middle Ages)
   3. (linguistics) related to a particular way of writing

• scrittorio¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin scrīptōrium (“writing desk; writing room”), derived from Classical Latin scrīptus (“written”), perfect passive participle of scrībō (“to write”). Doublet of scrittoio.

scrittorio m (plural scrittori) (historical)

1. a scriptorium in a monastery
2. (by extension, literary) a scriptorium

• scrittorio² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana