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vest- root words — words with the vest- root

The root vest- comes from Latin vestis, meaning garment, clothing. 25 words in Dendril are built from it, including invest, investment, divest, divested, divesting, invested, investing, investments, investor, investors, invests, vest. 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 "garment, clothing". Examples include invest, investment, divest, divested, divesting, invested, investing, investments, investor, investors, invests, vest. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does vest- mean?

The vest- root means garment, clothing, from Latin vestis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.