Where does “subtextuality” come from?
subtextuality (English) comes from English textuality, from English textual, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
subtextuality (English): The idea that a given text can contain...
Definitions
- The idea that a given text can contain...
Ancestry of “subtextuality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | textuality | The attributes that distinguish a text as an... |
| 2 | English | textual | Of, or pertaining to text; Pertaining to text... |
| 3 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |