Where does “Text” come from?
Text (German) comes from Middle High German text, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Text (German): text; lyrics, lines
Ancestry of “Text”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | text | — |
| 2 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “Text”