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Where does “hyperwriter” come from?

hyperwriter (English) comes from English writer, from Middle English writer, from Old English wrītere — writer, scribe; draughtsman; painter; writer;...

hyperwriter (English): A writer of hypertext

Definitions

  1. A writer of hypertext

Ancestry of “hyperwriter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwriterA person who writes, or produces literary work;...
2Middle EnglishwriterA draughtsman, or copyist; one who notes down the...
3Old Englishwrīterewriter, scribe; draughtsman; painter; writer;...
Every word from Old English wrītere →