Where does “circumvestire” come from?
circumvestire (Latin) comes from Latin vestire, from Latin vestio, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Ancestry of “circumvestire”, step by step
circumvestire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vestire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vestire | present active infinitive of vestiō;... |
| 2 | Latin | vestio | I clothe, dress; I adorn, attire, deck; I cover,... |
| 3 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 4 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 5 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |