Where does “vasta” come from?
vasta (Esperanto) comes from English vast, from Middle French vaste, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
vasta (Esperanto): extensive, vast, spacious
Definitions
- extensive, vast, spacious
Ancestry of “vasta”, step by step
vasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vast | Very large or wide; Very great in size, amount,... |
| 2 | Middle French | vaste | — |
| 3 | Latin | vastus | Empty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |
via French vaste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vaste | vast |