Where does “vêtement” come from?

vêtement (French) comes from Old French vestement, from Latin vestīmentum, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

vêtement (French): garment, item of clothing; clothes, clothing

Definitions

  1. garment, item of clothing; clothes, clothing

Ancestry of “vêtement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvestementclothing; clothes
2Latinvestīmentumgarment, robe, article of clothing
3Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “vêtement”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →