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Where does “semivestito” come from?

semivestito (Italian) comes from Italian vestito, from Latin vestītus, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

semivestito (Italian): half-dressed; half-naked

Definitions

  1. half-dressed; half-naked

Ancestry of “semivestito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvestitodressed, clothed; suit, dress, frock, clothes;...
2Latinvestītus—
3Latinvestiō—
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5Latinlīnea—
6Latinlīnum—
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
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