Where does “klartext” come from?

klartext (Swedish) comes from German text, 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.

klartext (Swedish): a cleartext, plain text, a message that is not...

Definitions

  1. a cleartext, plain text, a message that is not...

Ancestry of “klartext”, step by step

klartext traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German text

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantexttext writing consisting of several sentences and forming a discrete unit
2Middle High Germantext
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

via German klār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklārclear; transparent; bright
2Middle High Germanklār
3Middle Dutchclâerbright, shining, ready, finished
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Swedish klar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklarready, finished, done; clear; without clouds;...
2Middle Low Germanklār
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin textus