Where does “vestrydom” come from?
vestrydom (English) comes from English vestry, from Old French vesterie, from Old French vestiaire, from Latin vestiarium, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
vestrydom (English): The system of the government of parishes by vestries
Definitions
- The system of the government of parishes by vestries
Ancestry of “vestrydom”, step by step
vestrydom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vestry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vestry | A room in a church where the clergy put on their... |
| 2 | Old French | vesterie | — |
| 3 | Old French | vestiaire | room for vestments, dressing room |
| 4 | Latin | vestiarium | wardrobe |
| 5 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |