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
Definitions
- One who divests
Ancestry of “divester”, step by step
divester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English divest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to clothe, dress |
| 7 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 8 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 9 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |