scriptus

Scriptus is a Latin term meaning "written" or "written down." It is the masculine singular past participle of the verb scribere, and it functions as an adjective as well as a participle. The standard forms are scriptus (masculine nominative singular), scriptum (neuter nominative/accusative singular), and scripta (feminine nominative singular).

In Latin usage, scriptus appears in descriptions of texts, inscriptions, or documents to indicate that something has been written or copied. As a noun, the related form scriptum can mean “a writing” or “a document.” The expression manu scriptus, meaning "written by hand," is a notable medieval Latin usage that has influenced later terminology.

The term also figures in the etymology of several English words. The phrase manu scriptus gave rise to the English word manuscript, whose meaning is a written document, often handwritten. The root script- appears in other Latin-derived terms such as scriptorium (a place for writing) and various modern scholarly terms built from the same root.

In summary, scriptus is a Latin past participle used to indicate something written, with forms that adapt to gender and number. It appears in historical texts and contributes to the formation of several related words in Latin and English.