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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
3Latinvestiō—
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5Latinlīnea—
6Latinlīnum—
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “devester”

  • divest
  • divestment
  • devest
  • divestive
  • divestible
  • divestor
  • divesteth
  • divestable
  • divester
  • divestest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →