Where does “vestry” come from?

Vestry comes from Old French vesterie, derived from Old French vestiaire, from Latin vestiarium, from Latin vestis meaning garment, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wes-.

vestry (English): A room in a church where the clergy put on their...

Definitions

  1. A room in a church where the clergy put on their...

Ancestry of “vestry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvesterie—
2Old Frenchvestiaireroom for vestments, dressing room
3Latinvestiariumwardrobe
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “vestry”

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