Where does “물티슈” come from?
물티슈 (Korean) comes from Korean 티슈, from English tissue, from Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu, from Old French tistre, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
물티슈 (Korean): wet wipe
Definitions
- wet wipe
Ancestry of “물티슈”, step by step
물티슈 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 티슈
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 티슈 | tissue |
| 2 | English | tissue | Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric; A fine... |
| 3 | Middle English | tissu | tissue silk fabric |
| 4 | Old French | tissu | — |
| 5 | Old French | tistre | Alternative form of tissir |
| 6 | Latin | texere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | teksō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Korean 물
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 물 | water, a liquid widely distributed in the natural... |