Where does “text” come from?
text (Romanian) comes from 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.
text (Romanian): text
Definitions
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Ancestry of “text”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | texte | text; original, as opposed to translation; text,... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | textus | the Scriptures, text, treatise; text |
| 3 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |