Where does “fulltext” come from?
fulltext (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
fulltext (English): The complete version of a written work, especially of an academic article
Definitions
- The complete version of a written work, especially of an academic article
Ancestry of “fulltext”, step by step
fulltext traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English text
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | text | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs,... |
| 2 | Middle English | text | — |
| 3 | Old French | texte | text |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | textus | the Scriptures, text, treatise; text |
| 5 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English full
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | full | Containing the maximum possible amount that can... |
| 2 | Middle English | fúl | very; much; to a great extent |
| 3 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |