English → Latin
“fabric” in Latin
textrīnusweavingtexōto weave, knit; to plait, intertwinetēluma spear (whether used for throwing or thrusting); a missile or projectile weapon: an arrow, javelin, dart etc.; a missil
The English word fabric itself goes back to Latin faber, through fabrica.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fabric
Building, Vid:
Texture, etc., textrinum (weaving): textum, used substantive (poetical and post-Augustan, prose): textura (the manner in which anything is woven): tela (PROP., the thread, the web): ☞ fabrica refers PROP. to the work of the faber, never to that of the textor.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fabric?
- The usual Latin words for “fabric” are textrīnus, texō, tēlum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.