invest

invest
invest (v.) late 14c., "to clothe in the official robes of an office," from L. investire "to clothe in, cover, surround," from in "in, into" (see IN- (Cf. in-) (2)) + vestire "to dress, clothe" (see WEAR (Cf. wear)). The meaning "use money to produce profit" first attested 1610s in connection with the East Indies trade, and is probably a borrowing of It. investire (13c.) from the same Latin root, via the notion of giving one's capital a new form. The military meaning "to besiege" is from c.1600. Related: Invested; investing.

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