Where does “Vegas” come from?

Vegas comes from English -s, English -'s, Middle English -s, Old French -esse, and Proto-Indo-European -es, -iskos, and -ēs.

Vegas (English): plural of Vega

Definitions

  1. plural of Vega

Ancestry of “Vegas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLas Vegasknown for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling
2Spanishlas vegasthe fertile meadows; the meadows

Words derived from “Vegas”

Every word from Spanish las vegas →Every word from English Las Vegas →
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