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

Definitions

  1. textile; textile, fabric

Ancestry of “textile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintextilefabric, textile, canvas, piece of cloth;...
2Latintexōto weave, knit
3Proto-Italicteksō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “textile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic teksō →Every word from Latin texō →