vest- root words — words with the vest- root

The root vest- comes from Latin vestire, meaning to clothe. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including divestiture. 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 divestiture. 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.