Where does “vestir” come from?

vestir (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese vestir, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

vestir (Galician): to wear; to dress, to clothe; to coat

Definitions

  1. to wear; to dress, to clothe; to coat

Ancestry of “vestir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevestir—
2Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
3Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →