Where does “vastity” come from?
vastity (English) comes from Middle French vastité, from Latin vāstitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
vastity (English): Emptiness or desolation; Vastness
Definitions
- Emptiness or desolation; Vastness
Ancestry of “vastity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | vastité | — |
| 2 | Latin | vāstitās | waste (empty place), desert |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |