Where does “flexting” come from?
flexting (English) comes from English texting, from English text, from Middle English text, from Old French texte, from Medieval Latin textus, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
flexting (English): The sending of flirtatious text messages
Definitions
- The sending of flirtatious text messages
Ancestry of “flexting”, step by step
flexting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English texting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | texting | present participle of text; the use of a mobile... |
| 2 | English | text | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs,... |
| 3 | Middle English | text | — |
| 4 | Old French | texte | text |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | textus | the Scriptures, text, treatise; text |
| 6 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |