Where does “sopravveste” come from?

sopravveste (Italian) comes from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

sopravveste (Italian): overgarment; surcoat

Definitions

  1. overgarment; surcoat

Ancestry of “sopravveste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvestedress; clothes; appearance, capacity
2Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum
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