English
ground tissue
From ground + tissue.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- ‘floor, settlement’
Proto-Germanic *grunduz ‘ground, foundation’
Proto-West Germanic *grundu
Old English grund
Middle English ground
English ground
Proto-Italic *teksō
Latin texō ‘to weave’
Old French tistre ‘to weave’
Old French tissu ‘woven’
Middle English tissu ‘tissue (silk fabric)’
English tissue
Today it means
noun The basic supportive tissues in plants.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ground tissue