Vestment
/ˈvɛst.mənt/noun
A garment, especially a ceremonial or religious robe worn for worship.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Latin *vestis* “clothing,” and its deeper PIE root also gave English words tied to dressing and stripping, showing how ancient languages treated clothing as a basic act of transformation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wes-
“to clothe, dress”
Latin
Latin
vestis
“clothing, garment”
Late Latin
Latin
vestimentum
“clothing, covering, garment”
Old French
Old French
vestement
“garment, vestment”
Middle English
English
vestement
“a garment, especially a religious robe”
Modern English
English
vestment
“a ceremonial or religious garment”