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;...
2Latintexōto weave, knit
3Proto-Italicteksō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “textile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic teksō →Every word from Latin texō →