texture

Where does the word "texture" come from? It comes from Latin textura, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

Texture’s story begins in Latin: textura meant “a weaving, a web.” A weaving, a web, from texere (to weave). It reached English by 1400s as texture. Settled as the English word for the feel or structure of a surface or material. Today, texture means the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or material.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient textura "a weaving, a web", a weaving, a web, from texere (to weave).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s texture "the feel or structure of a surface or material", settled as the English word for the feel or structure of a surface or material.