Where does “tragesty” come from?
tragesty (English) comes from English travesty, from French travestir, from Italian travestire, from Italian vestire, from Latin vestīre, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea — flax.
tragesty (English): A tragedy, a travesty: a disastrous, appalling situation
Definitions
- A tragedy, a travesty: a disastrous, appalling situation
Ancestry of “tragesty”, step by step
tragesty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English travesty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | travesty | An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation; A... |
| 2 | French | travestir | to disguise |
| 3 | Italian | travestire | to disguise; to dress up |
| 4 | Italian | vestire | to dress; to clothe; to make somebody's clothes |
| 5 | Latin | vestīre | — |
| 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 tragedy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tragedy | A drama or similar work, in which the main... |
| 2 | Middle English | tragedie | tragedy |
| 3 | Old French | tragedie | — |
| 4 | Latin | tragoedia | tragedy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τραγῳδία | a tragedy or heroic play; any grave, serious... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τραγῳδός | tragic performer |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀοιδός | musical; singer, minstrel, bard; enchanter |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀείδω | To sing, chant, praise; To make various noises:... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | awéidō | to sing |