Where does “Hypertextlink” come from?

Hypertextlink (German) comes from English hypertext, 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 — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Hypertextlink (German): Synonym of Hyperlink

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Hyperlink

Ancestry of “Hypertextlink”, step by step

Hypertextlink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hypertext

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypertextDigital text in which the reader may navigate...
2EnglishtextA writing consisting of multiple glyphs,...
3Middle Englishtext—
4Old Frenchtextetext
5Medieval Latintextusthe Scriptures, text, treatise; text
6Latintextuswoven, having been woven; texture, structure;...
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English link

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
2Latinlinchinuscandle
3Latinlynchinus—
4Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin textus →