Where does “textile” come from?
Textile comes from Latin textilis, formed from the root of Latin texere meaning to weave, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-.
textile (English): Any material made of interlacing fibres,...
Definitions
- Any material made of interlacing fibres,...
Ancestry of “textile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | textile | fabric, textile, canvas, piece of cloth;... |
| 2 | Latin | texō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | teksō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “textile”