Where does “vestimentary” come from?
vestimentary (English) comes from English vestiment, from English vestment, from Old French vestement, from Latin vestīmentum, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum — flax.
vestimentary (English): Of or pertaining to clothing
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to clothing
Ancestry of “vestimentary”, step by step
vestimentary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vestiment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vestiment | Clothing, clothes, especially ecclesiastical |
| 2 | English | vestment | A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn... |
| 3 | Old French | vestement | clothing; clothes |
| 4 | Latin | vestīmentum | garment, robe, article of clothing |
| 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 |