Where does “devastavit” come from?
devastavit (English) comes from Medieval Latin devastavit, from Latin devastare, from Latin vastāre, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂st- — empty, wasted; empty; wasted.
devastavit (English): Waste or misapplication of the assets of a...
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- Waste or misapplication of the assets of a...
Ancestry of “devastavit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | devastavit | he has wasted; third-person singular perfect... |
| 2 | Latin | devastare | present active infinitive of dēvāstō;... |
| 3 | Latin | vastāre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂st- | empty, wasted; empty; wasted |