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2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the written or printed words of a book, document, or message
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Stage 1 of 2
textus
Latin · ancient
"something woven, a woven style"
literally something woven, a style of writing, from texere (to weave)
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Stage 2 of 2
text
English · 1300s
"the written or printed words of a work"
settled as the English word for the original wording of a written work
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