Where does “investida” come from?
investida (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese investir, from Latin investio, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
investida (Portuguese): assault; charge; attempt
Ancestry of “investida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | investir | to invest; to charge |
| 2 | Latin | investio | to clothe in; to cover |
| 3 | Latin | vestiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |