Where does “Vasta” come from?

Vasta (English) comes from Italian vasta, from Italian vasto, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

Ancestry of “Vasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvastafeminine singular of vasto
2Italianvastovast
3LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
4Proto-Celticwāstosempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Latin vastus →