Where does “divester” come from?
divester (English) comes from English divest, from English devest, from Middle French devester, from Old French desvestir, from Old French vestir, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea — flax.
divester (English): One who divests
Ancestry of “divester”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | divest | To strip, deprive, or dispossess of something;... |
| 2 | English | devest | To divest; to undress; To take away, as an... |
| 3 | Middle French | devester | strip of possessions |
| 4 | Old French | desvestir | to undress; to get undressed |
| 5 | Old French | vestir | to dress; to clothe |
| 6 | Latin | vestiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 8 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 9 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |