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Where does “alivesti” come from?

alivesti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto veŝto, from German Weste, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.

alivesti (Esperanto): to disguise , to dress up; to change clothes

Definitions

  1. to disguise , to dress up; to change clothes

Ancestry of “alivesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoveŝtovest
2GermanWestewaistcoat, vest
3Frenchvestejacket
4Italianvestedress; clothes; appearance, capacity
5Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
6Latinlīnea—
7Latinlīnum—
8Proto-Italiclīnom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “alivesti”

  • alivestiĝi
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