ENGLISH ROOT WORD: vest "clothing", "garment" from Latin vestigare, vestigium, vestis, vestire

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【vest】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "vestigare," "vestigium," "vestis," and "vestire." It carries the basic meaning of "clothing," and "garment."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "vest"]

invest ****[1628] If you invest in something, or if you invest a sum of money, you use your money in a way that you hope will increase its value, for example by paying it into a bank, or buying shares or property.
investment ****[1640] Investment is the activity of investing money.
investor ***[3010] An investor is a person or organization that buys stocks or shares, or pays money into a bank in order to receive a profit.

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[WORD ROOT]root vest
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] vest
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) vestigare, vestigium, vestis, vestire
[MEANING]root clothing, garment

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 vestigare [from vestigium] to track, trace
• 【Latin】 vestigium footprint, track
• 【Latin】 vestis [from vestire] clothing
• 【Latin】 vestire to clothe

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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invest ★★★★[1628] verb from invest 〈 vest
【DEFINITION】 If you invest in something, or if you invest a sum of money, you use your money in a way that you hope will increase its value, for example by paying it into a bank, or buying shares or property.
【Declension/Conjugation】 invested, invested, investing, invests
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in; in, on ⑵ vest; clothing, garment
【Etymology】 《Latin vestis》 [from vestire] clothing
【DERIVATIVEs】 invest, investable, investible, investiture, investment, investor

investment ★★★★[1640] noun from invest 〈 vest
【DEFINITION】 Investment is the activity of investing money.
【pl.】 investments
【COMPOSITION】 vestment
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in; in, on ⑵ vest; clothing, garment ⑶ ment; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin vestis》 [from vestire] clothing
【DERIVATIVEs】 invest, investable, investible, investiture, investment, investor

investor ★★★[3010] noun from invest 〈 vest
【DEFINITION】 An investor is a person or organization that buys stocks or shares, or pays money into a bank in order to receive a profit.
【pl.】 investors
【COMPOSITION】 invest + or
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in; in, on ⑵ vest; clothing, garment ⑶ or; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin vestis》 [from vestire] clothing
【DERIVATIVEs】 invest, investable, investible, investiture, investment, investor

Other words containing "vest"; divest, investiture, transvestite, travesty, vest, vestiary, vestibule, vestiture, vestment, vesture

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

verse-, vert-
ver
vent-, ven-
velop
vela-, vel-
vast
vari
val-, vail-
vac
use, util-

 

 

 

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