Where does “revêtement” come from?
revêtement (French) comes from Old French revestiment, from Old French revestir, from Latin revestire, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
revêtement (French): any sort of protective surface such as overlay,...
Definitions
- any sort of protective surface such as overlay,...
Ancestry of “revêtement”, step by step
revêtement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French revestiment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | revestiment | — |
| 2 | Old French | revestir | to adorn; to decorate |
| 3 | Latin | revestire | to clothe again |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via French revêtir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | revêtir | to clothe, dress; to invest; to disguise, hide |
| 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 |