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
- to disguise , to dress up; to change clothes
Ancestry of “alivesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | veŝto | vest |
| 2 | German | Weste | waistcoat, vest |
| 3 | French | veste | jacket |
| 4 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 5 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
Words derived from “alivesti”