Where does “vestiture” come from?

vestiture (English) comes from Medieval Latin vestitura, from Latin vestīre, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

vestiture (English): The hairs of plants, invertebrates and other...

Definitions

  1. The hairs of plants, invertebrates and other...

Ancestry of “vestiture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinvestituravestments; clothing
2Latinvestīre—
3Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →