Where does “texture” come from?

Texture comes from Middle French texture, from Latin textura (woven fabric), derived from Latin textus (woven), the past participle of Latin texere (to weave), from Proto-Italic teksō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- (to weave or fabricate).

texture (English): The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the...

Definitions

  1. The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the...

Ancestry of “texture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtexture
2Latintexturaweaving; web; texture
3Latintexeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Italicteksō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “texture

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-