Where does “dévêtir” come from?

dévêtir (French) comes from Old French desvestir, from Old French vestir, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

dévêtir (French): to undress

Definitions

  1. to undress

Ancestry of “dévêtir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdesvestirto undress; to get undressed
2Old Frenchvestirto dress; to clothe
3Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →