Where does “tisyu” come from?

tisyu (Cebuano) comes from English tissue, from Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu, from Old French tistre, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tisyu (Cebuano): tissue paper; especially toilet paper

Definitions

  1. tissue paper; especially toilet paper

Ancestry of “tisyu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtissueThin, woven, gauze-like fabric; A fine...
2Middle Englishtissutissue silk fabric
3Old Frenchtissu
4Old FrenchtistreAlternative form of tissir
5Latintexeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Italicteksō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Italic teksōEvery word from Latin texere
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