vest- root words — words with the vest- root

The root vest- comes from Latin vestire, meaning to clothe. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including travestied, travesties, devest, divestiture, overinvest, revet. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the vest- root

Explore words with vest- — words containing the vest- root and sharing its sense of "to clothe". Examples include travestied, travesties, devest, divestiture, overinvest, revet. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does vest- mean?

The vest- root means to clothe, from Latin vestire. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.