Where does “vêtir” come from?

vêtir (French) comes from Middle French vestir, 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.

vêtir (French): to dress, to clothe; to dress, get dressed

Definitions

  1. to dress, to clothe; to dress, get dressed

Ancestry of “vêtir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvestirto dress
2Old Frenchvestirto dress; to clothe
3Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “vêtir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum
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