Where does “transwestytyzm” come from?
transwestytyzm (Polish) comes from Polish transwestyta, from English transvestite, from Latin vestītus, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
transwestytyzm (Polish): transvestism
Definitions
- transvestism
Ancestry of “transwestytyzm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | transwestyta | transvestite, transvestic person |
| 2 | English | transvestite | A person who sometimes wears clothes... |
| 3 | Latin | vestītus | clothed, clad, dressed, having been clothed |
| 4 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 5 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |