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Where does “vestir” come from?

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

vestir (Old French): to dress; to clothe

Definitions

  1. to dress; to clothe

Ancestry of “vestir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvestiō—
2Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3Latinlīnea—
4Latinlīnum—
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “vestir”

  • divest
  • divestment
  • revetment
  • revet
  • devest
  • divestive
  • divestible
  • divestor
  • divesteth
  • divester
  • divestest
  • divestable
  • vêtir
  • revêtement
  • vêture
  • dévêtir
  • revêtir
  • vestis
  • transvesti
  • vesti
  • vestado
  • malvesti
  • desvestir
  • devester
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