Where does “vesture” come from?
Vesture comes from Old French vesteüre, from Latin vestitura (garment or clothing), derived from Latin vestitus (clothed), from Latin vestio (to clothe), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wes- (to dress or clothe).
vesture (English): A covering of, or like, clothing; To clothe
Definitions
- A covering of, or like, clothing; To clothe
Ancestry of “vesture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | vesteüre | Alternative form of vesteure |
| 2 | Latin | vestitura | vestments; clothing |
| 3 | Latin | vestiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
Words derived from “vesture”