Where does “τραβεστί” come from?
τραβεστί (Greek) comes from French travesti, from Italian travestire, from Italian vestire, from Latin vestīre, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum — flax.
τραβεστί (Greek): transvestite
Ancestry of “τραβεστί”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | travesti | transvestite; past participle of travestir |
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 7 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 8 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |