Where does “travestido” come from?

travestido (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese travestir, from French travestir, from Italian travestire, from Italian vestire, from Latin vestīre, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea — flax.

travestido (Portuguese): }} disguised; in disguise

Definitions

  1. }} disguised; in disguise

Ancestry of “travestido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetravestirto dress up in drag; to disguise, masquerade
2Frenchtravestirto disguise
3Italiantravestireto disguise; to dress up
4Italianvestireto dress; to clothe; to make somebody's clothes
5Latinvestīre
6Latinvestiōto clothe, dress
7Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
8LatinlīneaA linen thread
9Latinlīnumflax
10Proto-Italiclīnom
11Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum
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