Etymology

moiré

Today it means: A pattern that emerges when two grids are superimposed over one another, sometimes unintended or undesirable in many applications, such as in weaving, screenprinting, and halftoning. Full definition →

French moiré ← English mohair
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The story

  1. Englishmohair
  2. Frenchmoire
  3. Frenchmoiré
  4. English todaymoiré

Borrowed from French moiré (“watered, clouded”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchmoiré all →

moire

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.