Where does “травести” come from?
травести (Russian) comes from French travesti, from Italian travestire, from Italian vestire, from Latin vestīre, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum — flax.
травести (Russian): travesti role; job of an actress playing a...
Definitions
- travesti role; job of an actress playing a...
Ancestry of “травести”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | travesti | transvestite; past participle of travestir |
| 2 | Italian | travestire | to disguise; to dress up |
| 3 | Italian | vestire | to dress; to clothe; to make somebody's clothes |
| 4 | Latin | vestīre | — |
| 5 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 6 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 7 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 8 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |