myEtymology.com: French etymology of toile

Etymology of the French word toile

the Old French word toile

derived 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)

English toil, English tuille

Italian tela, Latin tela, Portuguese tela, Provençal tela, Spanish tela

Word found in Old French