Where does “tessiture” come from?

tessiture (French) comes from Italian tessitura, from Italian tessere, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tessiture (French): tessitura the most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a given singer; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre

Definitions

  1. tessitura the most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a given singer; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre

Ancestry of “tessiture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantessituraweaving; weaving mill; range
2Italiantessereto weave; to plot; plural of tessera
3Latintexeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Italicteksō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic teksō →Every word from Latin texere →