Where does “tissir” come from?
tissir (Middle French) comes from Old French tissir, from Old French tistre, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
Ancestry of “tissir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | tissir | to weave |
| 2 | Old French | tistre | Alternative form of tissir |
| 3 | Latin | texere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | teksō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “tissir”