Where does “veste” come from?

veste (Norman) comes from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

veste (Norman): waistcoat

Definitions

  1. waistcoat

Ancestry of “veste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →