text / tex

to weave

Latin · texere / textus

Text words come from the Latin word for weaving. Writing is woven from words like cloth is woven from threads, so we speak of texts, textiles and textures.

Memory trick

A text is words woven together like threads in cloth.

Words from this root

text (text) — written words woven into a wholeपाठ, लिखित शब्द
textual (text + ual) — of or in a textपाठ संबंधी
textually (textual + ly) — in terms of the textपाठ के अनुसार
textbook (text + book) — a book for studyपाठ्यपुस्तक
textile (text + ile) — woven cloth or fabricबुना हुआ कपड़ा
texture (text + ure) — the feel of a surfaceसतह की बनावट
textural (texture + al) — of textureबनावट संबंधी
texter (text + er) — one who sends text messagesटेक्स्ट संदेश भेजने वाला
hypertext (hyper + text) — text with clickable linksक्लिक करने योग्य लिंक वाला पाठ
subtext (sub + text) — a hidden meaning under wordsशब्दों के नीचे छिपा अर्थ
teletext (tele + text) — text shown on televisionटीवी पर दिखाया जाने वाला पाठ
contexture (con + text + ure) — the weaving together of partsअंगों का आपस में बुनाव