Where does “textonym” come from?
textonym (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.
textonym (English): Any of a set of words that share the same numeric...
Definitions
- Any of a set of words that share the same numeric...
Ancestry of “textonym”, step by step
textonym traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English text
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | text | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs,... |
| 2 | Middle English | text | — |
| 3 | Old French | texte | text |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | textus | the Scriptures, text, treatise; text |
| 5 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English synonym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | synonym | A word whose meaning is the same as that of... |
| 2 | Middle English | sinonyme | — |
| 3 | Latin | synōnymum | synonym |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συνώνυμος | Having the same name; Having only one meaning:... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |