Where does “vestryman” come from?
vestryman (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.
vestryman (English): a member of a parochial vestry
Definitions
- a member of a parochial vestry
Ancestry of “vestryman”, step by step
| 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 |