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
- to dress, to clothe; to dress, get dressed
Ancestry of “vêtir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | vestir | — |
| 2 | Old French | vestir | to dress; to clothe |
| 3 | Latin | vestiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
Words derived from “vêtir”