Where does “Vesta” come from?

Vesta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Vesta (Serbo-Croatian): Vesta (Roman goddess)

Definitions

  1. Vesta (Roman goddess)

Ancestry of “Vesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvestejacket
2Italianvestedress; clothes; appearance, capacity
3Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →