Where does “taffetà” come from?

taffetà (Italian) comes from Old French taffetas, from Medieval Latin taffata, from Persian تافته, from Persian تافتن, from Proto-Iranian tāp-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

taffetà (Italian): taffeta

Definitions

  1. taffeta

Ancestry of “taffetà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtaffetas—
2Medieval Latintaffata—
3Persianتافتهtissue; woven cloth
4Persianتافتنto twist; to twine; to heat
5Proto-Iraniantāp-to twist, wind
6Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
7Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “taffetà”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás →Every word from Proto-Iranian tāp- →