Where does “divestment” come from?
Divestment derives from English divest, from Middle French devester, ultimately from Latin dis- and ex combined with mens meaning "mind," through the Proto-Indo-European root men-.
divestment (English): The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset
Definitions
- The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset
Ancestry of “divestment”, 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 |