Where does “songtekst” come from?
songtekst (Dutch) comes from Dutch tekst, from Old French texte, from Medieval Latin textus, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
songtekst (Dutch): lyrics
Definitions
- lyrics
Ancestry of “songtekst”, step by step
songtekst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tekst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tekst | text; lyrics; A large size of type standardized... |
| 2 | Old French | texte | text |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | textus | the Scriptures, text, treatise; text |
| 4 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |