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Where does “vestitura” come from?

vestitura (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin vestīre, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

vestitura (Medieval Latin): vestments; clothing

Definitions

  1. vestments; clothing

Ancestry of “vestitura”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vestitura”

  • vestiture
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