vest
clothing; to clothe
Latin · vestis; vestire
Vest words come from the Latin word for clothing. To invest first meant to dress someone in a robe of office, later to put money into something.
Memory trick
A vest is a piece of clothing; invest means to dress your money in a future.
Words from this root
- vest (vest) — a sleeveless garmentबनियान, बिना बाँह का वस्त्र
- invest (in + vest) — to put money in; to clothe in officeनिवेश करना
- investment (invest + ment) — money put in to earn moreनिवेश
- investor (invest + or) — a person who invests moneyनिवेशक
- reinvest (re + invest) — to invest againदोबारा निवेश करना
- reinvestment (re + invest + ment) — investing againपुनर्निवेश
- disinvest (dis + invest) — to withdraw an investmentनिवेश वापस लेना
- disinvestment (dis + invest + ment) — withdrawal of invested moneyविनिवेश
- overinvest (over + invest) — to invest too muchज़रूरत से ज़्यादा निवेश करना
- vestment (vest + ment) — a ceremonial robeधार्मिक चोगा
- vesture (vest + ure) — clothing; a coveringवस्त्र, आवरण
- travesty (tra + vest + y) — a ridiculous imitationभद्दी नकल, मज़ाक