Etymology of the English word batiste
the English word
batistederived from the French word
batistederived from the Old French word
toilederived from the New Latin word
tela (web; web; warp)
derived from the Latin word
texere (weave; plait; construct with elaborate care)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teks-derived from the Latin word
telum (dart, spear; weapon)
Date
The earliest known usage of batiste in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
batist, German
Batist, Norwegian
batist, Swedish
batistUsage
Word found in Modern English
