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Where does “βιστάριον” come from?

βιστάριον (Byzantine Greek) comes from Latin vestarion, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “βιστάριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvestarionperson who oversees garments
2Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3Latinlīnea—
4Latinlīnum—
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “βιστάριον”

  • vistār
  • visar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →