Where does “subvestaĵo” come from?
subvestaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vestaĵo, from Esperanto veŝto, from German Weste, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum — flax.
subvestaĵo (Esperanto): undergarment, item of underwear
Definitions
- undergarment, item of underwear
Ancestry of “subvestaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vestaĵo | clothing |
| 2 | Esperanto | veŝto | vest |
| 3 | German | Weste | waistcoat, vest |
| 4 | French | veste | jacket |
| 5 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 6 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 7 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 8 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |