Where does “vestement” come from?

vestement (Middle French) comes from Old French vestement, from Latin vestīmentum, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

vestement (Middle French): clothing; clothes

Definitions

  1. clothing; clothes

Ancestry of “vestement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvestementclothing; clothes
2Latinvestīmentumgarment, robe, article of clothing
3Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →