'inscription' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'inscriptio', where 'in-' meant 'in' and 'scribere' meant 'to write'.

'inscriptio' transformed into the Old French word 'inscription', and eventually became the modern English word 'inscription'.

Initially, it meant 'a written record', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'words engraved on a surface'.