Where does “травестија” come from?
травестија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Travestie, from English travesty, from French travestir, from Italian travestire, from Italian vestire, from Latin vestīre, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis — flax.
травестија (Serbo-Croatian): travesty
Definitions
- travesty
Ancestry of “травестија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Travestie | travesty |
| 2 | English | travesty | An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation; A... |
| 3 | French | travestir | to disguise |
| 4 | Italian | travestire | to disguise; to dress up |
| 5 | Italian | vestire | to dress; to clothe; to make somebody's clothes |
| 6 | Latin | vestīre | — |
| 7 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 8 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 9 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 10 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |