Where does “worktext” come from?
worktext (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.
worktext (English): A textbook or workbook
Definitions
- A textbook or workbook
Ancestry of “worktext”, step by step
worktext 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 |