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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

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

Words derived from “tissir”

  • tesserandolo
  • tisser
  • tisserin
  • tisserand
  • retisser
  • tissage
  • tisseur
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