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Some of these are straightforward from the preposition: inscribe, describe (write about).
Sometimes the visual imagery is fairly obvious:
subscribe = write one's name down on a list under other people's names
prescribe = write down beforehand, for someone else to use
Others you really need to know the circumstances in ancient Rome for them to make sense:
conscript(ion) = enrolling, writing down on a roll with other people's names
proscribe = write down publicly, to inform people of a ban (pro- "forward" being used unusually for "public", if my good book is to be believed)
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