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

  1. A covering of, or like, clothing; To clothe

Ancestry of “vesture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchvesteüreAlternative form of vesteure
2Latinvestituravestments; clothing
3Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “vesture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →
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