Where does “divestest” come from?
divestest (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.
divestest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “divestest”, step by step
divestest 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 Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |