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Where does “tessere” come from?

tessere (Italian) comes from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tessere (Italian): to weave; to plot; plural of tessera

Definitions

  1. to weave; to plot; plural of tessera

Ancestry of “tessere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintexeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Proto-Italicteksō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “tessere”

  • tessitura
  • tessitura
  • tessutaio
  • tessuto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →