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vestis.

garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwɛs.tɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛs.tis]

  1. garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *westis, from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis, from *wes- (“to be dressed”). Cognate with Old Armenian զգեստ (zgest), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti), Tocharian B wastsi, and Ancient Greek εἷμα (heîma, “garment”). The root was also the source of English wear.

verb[ˈwɛs.tɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛs.tis]

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of vestiō

    active · form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *westis, from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis, from *wes- (“to be dressed”). Cognate with Old Armenian զգեստ (zgest), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti), Tocharian B wastsi, and Ancient Greek εἷμα (heîma, “garment”). The root was also the source of English wear.

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