Where does “特克斯” come from?
特克斯 (Chinese) comes from English tex, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
特克斯 (Chinese): tex unit
Definitions
- tex unit
Ancestry of “特克斯”, step by step
特克斯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tex | A milligram per meter, a unit of linear mass... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |