Where does “smexting” come from?
smexting (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.
smexting (English): Sending SMS messages while smoking in the...
Definitions
- Sending SMS messages while smoking in the...
Ancestry of “smexting”, step by step
smexting 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 |