English → Latin
“tissue” in Latin
tēluma spear (whether used for throwing or thrusting); a missile or projectile weapon: an arrow, javelin, dart etc.; a missiltexōto weave, knit; to plait, intertwinecompāgēsbinding, fastening (act); bond, tie; jointseriēsa row; a succession; a series
The English word tissue itself goes back to Latin texō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tissue
PROP., tela: textum (a web): compago (in a more general sense).
Figuratively, series: or by circumlocution; e.g., the whole story is a tissue of falsehoods, tota narratio ficta est, meris mendaciis constat: my life is a tissue of misfortunes, vita mea est continua calamitas, semper objecta fuit rebus adversis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tissue?
- The usual Latin words for “tissue” are tēlum, texō, compāgēs; also seriēs. 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.