Where does “vestiary” come from?
vestiary (English) comes from Old French vestiarie, from Latin vestiarium, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
vestiary (English): A dressing room or storeroom for clothes,...
Definitions
- A dressing room or storeroom for clothes,...
Ancestry of “vestiary”, step by step
vestiary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French vestiarie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | vestiarie | — |
| 2 | Latin | vestiarium | wardrobe |
| 3 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 4 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 5 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Latin vestiarius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vestiarius | person taking care of a vestiarium – cloakroom in monastery |