Where does “divestive” come from?
divestive (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.
divestive (English): Serving or tending to divest, or strip of a right...
Definitions
- Serving or tending to divest, or strip of a right...
Ancestry of “divestive”, step by step
| 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 |