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Where does “investitus” come from?

investitus (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.

investitus (Latin): clothed, covered

Definitions

  1. clothed, covered

Ancestry of “investitus”, step by step

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