Where does “subtextual” come from?

subtextual (English) comes from English textual, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

subtextual (English): Pertaining to subtext

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to subtext

Ancestry of “subtextual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtextualOf, or pertaining to text; Pertaining to text...
2Latintextuswoven, having been woven; texture, structure;...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “subtextual”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →