Where does “bisti” come from?

bisti (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese vestir, from Old Portuguese vestir, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

bisti (Kabuverdianu): to dress, wear

Definitions

  1. to dress, wear

Ancestry of “bisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevestirto wear; to don; to put on; to get dressed
2Old Portuguesevestir—
3Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →