Where does “circumvest” come from?
circumvest (English) comes from Latin circumvestire, from Latin vestire, from Latin vestio, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
circumvest (English): To cover round, as with a garment; to invest
Definitions
- To cover round, as with a garment; to invest
Ancestry of “circumvest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | circumvestire | — |
| 2 | Latin | vestire | present active infinitive of vestiō;... |
| 3 | Latin | vestio | I clothe, dress; I adorn, attire, deck; I cover,... |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |