Where does “transwestyta” come from?
transwestyta (Polish) comes from English transvestite, from Latin vestītus, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
transwestyta (Polish): transvestite, transvestic person
Definitions
- transvestite, transvestic person
Ancestry of “transwestyta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transvestite | A person who sometimes wears clothes... |
| 2 | Latin | vestītus | clothed, clad, dressed, having been clothed |
| 3 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |