Where does “taffetas” come from?
taffetas (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin taffata, 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 “taffetas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | taffata | — |
| 2 | Persian | تافته | tissue; woven cloth |
| 3 | Persian | تافتن | to twist; to twine; to heat |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | tāp- | to twist, wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tāpás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
Words derived from “taffetas”