write – From Proto Germanic writanan, “tear, scratch.” More…
curriculum, syllabus – A curriculum is a complete course of study offered by a school; a syllabus is the outline of a single course. More…
profile – Literally “draw in outline” or “shown by a thread,” from Latin pro, “forth,” and filum, “thread.” More…
scarify – From Greek skariphasthai, “to scratch an outline,” it now means “to break up the surface of.” More…