Where does “spintext” come from?

spintext (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.

spintext (English): A long-winded preacher

Definitions

  1. A long-winded preacher

Ancestry of “spintext”, step by step

spintext traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English text

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

via English spin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspinTo rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction
2Middle EnglishspinnenTo spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make...
3Old Englishspinnanto spin
4Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin textus