Where does “tessitura” come from?

tessitura (English) comes from Italian tessitura, from Italian tessere, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tessitura (English): The vocal range of a singer; How a musical...

Definitions

  1. The vocal range of a singer; How a musical...

Ancestry of “tessitura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantessituraweaving; weaving mill; range
2Italiantessereto weave; to plot; plural of tessera
3Latintexeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Italicteksō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic teksō →Every word from Latin texere →