Where does “hypertextbook” come from?
hypertextbook (English) comes from English textbook, 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.
hypertextbook (English): A textbook in hypertext format
Definitions
- A textbook in hypertext format
Ancestry of “hypertextbook”, step by step
hypertextbook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English textbook
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | textbook | A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a... |
| 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 |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |