Where does “vastitude” come from?

vastitude (English) comes from Latin vastitudo, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vastitude (English): vastness; immensity

Definitions

  1. vastness; immensity

Ancestry of “vastitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvastitudoruin, destruction
2LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
3Proto-Celticwāstosempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstosEvery word from Latin vastus