Etymology Explorer › Norman

Where does “texter” come from?

texter (Norman) 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.

texter (Norman): to text

Definitions

  1. to text

Ancestry of “texter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “texter”

  • textéthie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →