Where does “noktovesto” come from?
noktovesto (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.
noktovesto (Esperanto): nightclothes, nightwear
Definitions
- nightclothes, nightwear
Ancestry of “noktovesto”, step by step
noktovesto 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 |