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Texture

2 stages from Latin to English.

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