Where does “tisserand” come from?

tisserand (French) comes from French tisser, from Middle French tissir, from Old French tissir, from Old French tistre, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tisserand (French): weaver

Definitions

  1. weaver

Ancestry of “tisserand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtisserto weave, plait, wreathe
2Middle Frenchtissir—
3Old Frenchtissirto weave
4Old FrenchtistreAlternative form of tissir
5Latintexeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Italicteksō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “tisserand”

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