Where does “învestitură” come from?
învestitură (Romanian) comes from Romanian învesti, from French investir, from Latin investio, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
învestitură (Romanian): investiture
Definitions
- investiture
Ancestry of “învestitură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | învesti | to invest to formally give power or authority to someone |
| 2 | French | investir | to invest |
| 3 | Latin | investio | to clothe in; to cover |
| 4 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 5 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |