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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
TAFFETA, TAFFETY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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TAFFETA, TAFFETY,
a thin glossy silk stuff, with a wavy lustre. (F.,—Ital.,—Pers.)
'Tafata, a maner of sylke, taffetas;' Palsgrave. M. E.
taffata, Chaucer, C. T. 442.—F. taffetas, 'taffata;' Cot.—Ital.
taffetà, 'taffeta;' Florio.—Pers. táftah, 'twisted, woven, a kind
of silken cloth, taffeta;' Rich. Dict. p. 356.—Pers. táftan, to twist, to
spin, curl, &c.; also to burn, glow, shine; ibid. It is
difficult to see how it can be the same word in all the senses. β.
In the sense 'to glow, burn,' it is clearly cognate with Skt. tap, to warm, to
shine; see Tepid. Fick (i. 329) notes Zend
tap, to burn, tafta,
enraged, passionate.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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