Etymology<br><br>Noun<br><br>Middle English, from Anglo-French tiste, texte, from Medieval Latin textus, from<br>Latin, texture, context, from texere to weave — more at TECHNICAL<br>First Known Use<br><br>Noun<br><br>14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)<br><br>Verb<br><br>1998, in the meaning defined at transitive sense<br><br>Time Traveler<br><br>The first known use of text was in the 14th century<br><br>See more words from the same century<br>