Etymology of the English word revest
the English word
revestderived from the English word
vestderived from the Old French word
vestirderived from the Latin word
vestire (clothe)
derived from the Late Latin word
vestis (garment, clothing, blanket)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wes-using the English prefix
re-derived from the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Old French word
revestirDate
The earliest known usage of revest in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
