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Where does “investidor” come from?

investidor (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.

investidor (Portuguese): investor

Definitions

  1. investor

Ancestry of “investidor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseinvestirto invest; to charge
2Latininvestioto clothe in; to cover
3Latinvestiō—
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5Latinlīnea—
6Latinlīnum—
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
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