Where does “teks” come from?
teks (Indonesian) comes from English wikitext, 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.
teks (Indonesian): text
Definitions
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Ancestry of “teks”, step by step
teks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wikitext
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wikitext | A lightweight markup language used to format and... |
| 2 | English | text | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs,... |
| 3 | Middle English | text | — |
| 4 | Old French | texte | text |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | textus | the Scriptures, text, treatise; text |
| 6 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch tekst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tekst | text; lyrics; A large size of type standardized... |