it could be stated that the connection between this two parts might be related to the role of women in the Middle Ages. In the prologue, the woman is described as being swathed in textile and "textere". this might should the connection between "cloth and "text" at that time. The wife seems to be good at "spinning a tale" she is also good at "spinning cloth".
It is true that the history of the English language is closely linked with Latin borrowings, as evidenced by the great number of Latin roots present in English even today. A very large percentage of the English language and words actually come from Latin.
