Where does “travesty” come from?
Travesty comes from French travesti, from French travestir, from Italian travestire, from Italian vestire, from Latin vestire, meaning to clothe or dress.
travesty (English): An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation; A...
Definitions
- An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation; A...
Ancestry of “travesty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | travestir | to disguise |
| 2 | Italian | travestire | to disguise; to dress up |
| 3 | Italian | vestire | to dress; to clothe; to make somebody's clothes |
| 4 | Latin | vestīre | — |
| 5 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 6 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 7 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 8 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |