Where does “textile” come from?

textile (Latin) comes from Latin texō, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

textile (Latin): fabric, textile, canvas, piece of cloth;...

Definitions

  1. fabric, textile, canvas, piece of cloth;...

Ancestry of “textile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintexōto weave, knit
2Proto-Italicteksō
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “textile

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