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Where does “nonhypertext” come from?

nonhypertext (English) comes from English hypertext, 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.

nonhypertext (English): Not of or pertaining to hypertext

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to hypertext

Ancestry of “nonhypertext”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypertextDigital text in which the reader may navigate...
2EnglishtextA writing consisting of multiple glyphs,...
3Middle Englishtext—
4Old Frenchtextetext
5Medieval Latintextusthe Scriptures, text, treatise; text
6Latintextuswoven, having been woven; texture, structure;...
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →