Where does “moirette” come from?
moirette (English) comes from English moiré, from French moiré, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
moirette (English): A textile fabric designed to imitate moire, having a moiré pattern
Definitions
- A textile fabric designed to imitate moire, having a moiré pattern
Ancestry of “moirette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moiré | A pattern that emerges when two grids are... |
| 2 | French | moiré | moiré, watered; shimmering; moiré, watered... |
| 3 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 4 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 5 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |