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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

  1. Any material made of interlacing fibres,...

Ancestry of “textile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintextilefabric, textile, canvas, piece of cloth;...
2Latintexō—
3Proto-Italicteksō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “textile”

  • geotextile
  • nontextile
  • textilelike
  • e-textile
  • textiloma
  • nanotextile
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