Where does “transvesti” come from?
transvesti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vesti, from French vêtir, from Middle French vestir, from Old French vestir, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum — flax.
transvesti (Esperanto): to crossdress
Definitions
- to crossdress
Ancestry of “transvesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vesti | To clothe; To dress |
| 2 | French | vêtir | to dress, to clothe; to dress, get dressed |
| 3 | Middle French | vestir | to dress |
| 4 | Old French | vestir | to dress; to clothe |
| 5 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 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 |