Where does “investimento” come from?

investimento (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.

investimento (Portuguese): investment

Definitions

  1. investment

Ancestry of “investimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseinvestirto invest; to charge
2Latininvestioto clothe in; to cover
3Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →