Where does “vestal” come from?

Vestal comes from Latin Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-.

vestal (English): Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of...

Ancestry of “vestal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVestagoddess of the hearth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Latin Vesta →
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