vestige n. + Add to list US //ˈvɛstɪdʒ// UK //vˈɛstɪdʒ// ves·tige SynonymsEtymology Synonyms shadowtincturetraceOriginLATvestīgium→FRAvestige→ENvestige From French vestige, from Latin vestīgium (“footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the foot, a trace, mark”). Doublet of vestigium.