Where does “laborvesto” come from?
laborvesto (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.
laborvesto (Esperanto): clothing work at work, e.g. workwear or work uniform
Definitions
- clothing work at work, e.g. workwear or work uniform
Ancestry of “laborvesto”, step by step
laborvesto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto veŝto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Esperanto laboro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | laboro | job, work |