Where does “vest” come from?

Vest comes from French veste, from Latin vestis meaning garment, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wes-.

vest (English): A loose robe or outer garment worn historically...

Definitions

  1. A loose robe or outer garment worn historically...

Ancestry of “vest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvestejacket
2Italianvestedress; clothes; appearance, capacity
3Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “vest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →