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Where does “antitextual” come from?

antitextual (English) comes from English textual, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

antitextual (English): Opposing a text or textual conventions

Definitions

  1. Opposing a text or textual conventions

Ancestry of “antitextual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtextualOf, or pertaining to text; Pertaining to text...
2Latintextuswoven, having been woven; texture, structure;...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →