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
- }} disguised; in disguise
Ancestry of “travestido”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | travestir | to dress up in drag; to disguise, masquerade |
| 2 | French | travestir | to disguise |
| 3 | Italian | travestire | to disguise; to dress up |
| 4 | Italian | vestire | to dress; to clothe; to make somebody's clothes |
| 5 | Latin | vestīre | — |
| 6 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 7 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 8 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 9 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |