Etymology

subtext

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Today it means: An implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue. Full definition →

English text ← Middle English text ← Old French texte
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tek-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*téksti
  8. Proto-Italic*teksō
  9. Latintexō
  10. New Latintextus
  11. Old Frenchtexte
  12. Middle Englishtext
  13. Englishtext
  14. English todaysubtext

From sub- + text.

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