Where does “devester” come from?
devester (Middle French) comes from Old French desvestir, from Old French vestir, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
devester (Middle French): strip of possessions
Ancestry of “devester”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | desvestir | to undress; to get undressed |
| 2 | Old French | vestir | to dress; to clothe |
| 3 | Latin | vestiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
Words derived from “devester”