tessere

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin texere, from Proto-Italic *teksō, either from Proto-Indo-European *tḗtḱ-ti or from *teḱ-se-ti, both from *teḱ- (to beget, produce).

Verb[edit]

tèssere (first-person singular present tèsso, first-person singular past historic tessétti or (traditional) tessètti, past participle tessùto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to weave
  2. to plot (an intrigue, a machination)
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Noun[edit]

tessere f pl

  1. plural of tessera