Where does “vestrywoman” come from?

vestrywoman (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.

vestrywoman (English): female vestryman

Definitions

  1. female vestryman

Ancestry of “vestrywoman”, step by step

vestrywoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vestry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvestryA room in a church where the clergy put on their...
2Old Frenchvesterie
3Old Frenchvestiaireroom for vestments, dressing room
4Latinvestiariumwardrobe
5Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
6LatinlīneaA linen thread
7Latinlīnumflax
8Proto-Italiclīnom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via English woman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwomanAn adult female human; All female humans...
2Middle EnglishwommanAn female adult person; a woman; The female sex...
3Old Englishwīfmannwoman; female servant; woman
4Old Englishmannperson; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult...
5Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
6Proto-Germanic*mann-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum