'context' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'contextus,' where 'con-' meant 'together' and 'texere' meant 'to weave.'

'contextus' transformed into the Old French word 'context,' and eventually became the modern English word 'context' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'the weaving together of words,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'circumstances surrounding an event or idea.'