Where does “Vesta” come from?

Vesta comes from Middle English Vesta, from Latin Vesta, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-, a root of uncertain meaning.

Vesta (English): The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia

Definitions

  1. The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia

Ancestry of “Vesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishVestaThe Roman goddess of the hearth and home; Vesta
2LatinVestagoddess of the hearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-