Where does “gauze” come from?
Gauze comes from French gaze, from Arabic qazz meaning silk fabric, with the word's path through European languages reflecting trade in luxury textiles.
gauze (English): A thin fabric with a loose, open weave; A similar...
Definitions
- A thin fabric with a loose, open weave; A similar...
Ancestry of “gauze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | gaze | gauze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Arabic | قَزّ | silk |
| 3 | Persian | کز | Alternative form of کژ |
| 4 | Middle Persian | kaž | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |
Words derived from “gauze”