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Where does “taffata” come from?

taffata (Medieval Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “taffata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتافتهtissue; woven cloth
2Persianتافتنto twist; to twine; to heat
3Proto-Iraniantāp-to twist, wind
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “taffata”

  • taffeta
  • taffetas
  • タフタ
  • taffetas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →