Where does “vesta” come from?

vesta (Czech) comes from German Weste, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

vesta (Czech): vest US, waistcoat UK

Definitions

  1. vest US, waistcoat UK

Ancestry of “vesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWestewaistcoat, vest
2Frenchvestejacket
3Italianvestedress; clothes; appearance, capacity
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →