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Where does “investiturus” come from?

investiturus (Latin) comes from Latin investio, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

investiturus (Latin): about to clothe, cover

Definitions

  1. about to clothe, cover

Ancestry of “investiturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvestioto clothe in; to cover
2Latinvestiō—
3Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
4Latinlīnea—
5Latinlīnum—
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “investiturus”

  • investiture
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