Where does “kateks” come from?
kateks (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog teks, 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.
kateks (Tagalog): someone texting with; textmate
Definitions
- someone texting with; textmate
Ancestry of “kateks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | teks | text message |
| 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 |