Where does “transvestitism” come from?
transvestitism (English) comes from English transvestite, from Latin vestītus, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
transvestitism (English): Transvestism
Definitions
- Transvestism
Ancestry of “transvestitism”, step by step
transvestitism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transvestite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transvestite | A person who sometimes wears clothes... |
| 2 | Latin | vestītus | clothed, clad, dressed, having been clothed |
| 3 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |