Where does “textile” come from?
textile (French) comes from Latin textile, from Latin texō, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
textile (French): textile; textile, fabric
Ancestry of “textile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | textile | fabric, textile, canvas, piece of cloth;... |
| 2 | Latin | texō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | teksō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |