Where does “tramage” come from?

tramage (French) comes from French tramer, from French trame, from Old French traime, from Latin trama, from Latin trahō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

tramage (French): weaving, embroidery; dithering

Definitions

  1. weaving, embroidery; dithering

Ancestry of “tramage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtramerto weave; to hatch, think up, come up with
2Frenchtrameweft; frame; screentone
3Old Frenchtraime—
4Latintramawoof, weft; A lean, lanky person
5Latintrahōto drag, pull
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- →Every word from Latin trahō →Every word from Latin trama →