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Where does “vesterie” come from?

vesterie (Old French) comes from Old French vestiaire, from Latin vestiarium, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “vesterie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvestiaireroom for vestments, dressing room
2Latinvestiariumwardrobe
3Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
4Latinlīnea—
5Latinlīnum—
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “vesterie”

  • vestry
  • vestryman
  • vestrywoman
  • vestryperson
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →