Where does “textured” come from?
Textured comes from Middle English texture with the past participle suffix -ed, from Latin textura, from Latin textus, the past participle of Latin texere meaning to weave, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, derived from the root teḱ-.
textured (English): Having texture, not smooth; simple past tense and...
Definitions
- Having texture, not smooth; simple past tense and...
Ancestry of “textured”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | texture | The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the... |
| 2 | Middle French | texture | — |
| 3 | Latin | textura | weaving; web; texture |
| 4 | Latin | texere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | teksō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “textured”