Where does “Celotex” come from?
Celotex (English) comes from English texture, from Middle French texture, from Latin textura, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
Celotex (English): A rough-textured fiberboard used on ceilings as...
Definitions
- A rough-textured fiberboard used on ceilings as...
Ancestry of “Celotex”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | texture | The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the... |
| 2 | Middle French | texture | — |
| 3 | Latin | textura | weaving; web; texture |
| 4 | Latin | texere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | teksō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |