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Where does “texturelessness” come from?

texturelessness (English) comes from English textureless, from English texture, from Middle French texture, from Latin textura, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

texturelessness (English): The state or condition of being textureless

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being textureless

Ancestry of “texturelessness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtexturelessDevoid of texture
2EnglishtextureThe feel or shape of a surface or substance; the...
3Middle Frenchtexture—
4Latintexturaweaving; web; texture
5Latintexeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Italicteksō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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