Where does “travestir” come from?
travestir (Galician) comes from French travestir, from Italian travestire, from Italian vestire, from Latin vestīre, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum — flax.
travestir (Galician): to dress up in drag as members of the opposite sex
Definitions
- to dress up in drag as members of the opposite sex
Ancestry of “travestir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | travestir | to disguise |
| 2 | Italian | travestire | to disguise; to dress up |
| 3 | Italian | vestire | to dress; to clothe; to make somebody's clothes |
| 4 | Latin | vestīre | — |
| 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 |