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

Definitions

  1. strip of possessions

Ancestry of “devester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdesvestirto undress; to get undressed
2Old Frenchvestirto dress; to clothe
3Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “devester”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →