Where does “vesti” come from?
vesti (Ido) comes from Ido vesto, from Esperanto veŝto, from German Weste, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum — flax.
vesti (Ido): plural of vesto, clothes
Ancestry of “vesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | vesto | garment: article of clothing, item of clothing,... |
| 2 | Esperanto | veŝto | vest |
| 3 | German | Weste | waistcoat, vest |
| 4 | French | veste | jacket |
| 5 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 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 |