Where does “vestless” come from?
vestless (English) comes from English vest, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
vestless (English): Without a vest
Definitions
- Without a vest
Ancestry of “vestless”, step by step
vestless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vest | A loose robe or outer garment worn historically... |
| 2 | French | veste | jacket |
| 3 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |