Where does “travestieren” come from?
travestieren (German) 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.
Ancestry of “travestieren”, 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 |