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vestige

/ˈvestɪdʒ/VEH-stij
/ˈvɛstɪdʒ/VEH-stij

Meaninga footprint

Common meaning: a trace left behind

Journey through time

  1. Latinvestīgium, -ī‘a footprint’
  2. Frenchvestige
  3. Englishvestige‘a trace left behind’ · today

vestig also in: investigate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin vestīgium ‘a footprint’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vestīgium, p. 1981 · dictionary scan

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