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Where does “texto” come from?

texto (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese texto, 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.

texto (Portuguese): writing; text; script

Definitions

  1. writing; text; script

Ancestry of “texto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetexto—
2Medieval Latintextusthe Scriptures, text, treatise; text
3Latintextuswoven, having been woven; texture, structure;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “texto”

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