Where does “microtexture” come from?

microtexture (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.

microtexture (English): The set of crystallographic orientations whose...

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The set of crystallographic orientations whose...

Ancestry of “microtexture”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →