Where does “tissu” come from?

tissu (Middle English) comes from Old French tissu, from Old French tistre, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tissu (Middle English): tissue silk fabric

Definitions

  1. tissue silk fabric

Ancestry of “tissu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtissu—
2Old FrenchtistreAlternative form of tissir
3Latintexeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Italicteksō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “tissu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic teksō →Every word from Latin texere →
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