Textual
/ˈtɛk.stʃu.əl/noun
Relating to written words or the exact wording of a text.
Did you know?Text and textile are ancient relatives: both ultimately come from the same Indo-European root for “to weave,” showing how writing was once understood as something literally woven together.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tekʷ-
“to weave, fabricate, construct”
Latin
Latin
texere
“to weave, plait, construct”
Latin
Latin
textus
“a woven fabric; the style or structure of a composition”
Late Latin
Latin
textualis
“of or relating to a text”
Middle English
English
textual
“pertaining to a text or writing”
Modern English
English
textual
“relating to the exact words of a text or written material”