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Where does “nontissue” come from?

nontissue (English) 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.

nontissue (English): Not of or pertaining to tissues of the body

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to tissues of the body

Ancestry of “nontissue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtissueThin, woven, gauze-like fabric; A fine...
2Middle Englishtissu—
3Old Frenchtissu—
4Old FrenchtistreAlternative form of tissir
5Latintexeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Italicteksō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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