Where does “tafeta” come from?

tafeta (Spanish) comes from Old French taffetas, 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.

tafeta (Spanish): Alternative form of tafetán

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tafetán

Ancestry of “tafeta”, step by step

tafeta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French taffetas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtaffetas—
2Medieval Latintaffata—
3Persianتافتهtissue; woven cloth
4Persianتافتنto twist; to twine; to heat
5Proto-Iraniantāp-to twist, wind
6Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
7Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via French taffetas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtaffetastaffeta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás →Every word from Proto-Iranian tāp- →