Where does “vestire” come from?
vestire (Latin) comes from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Ancestry of “vestire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vestiō | — |
| 2 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 3 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 4 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |