Where does “vasta” come from?
vasta (Ido) comes from Esperanto vasta, 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 (Ido): vast, extensive
Ancestry of “vasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | vasta | extensive, vast, spacious |
| 2 | English | vast | Very large or wide; Very great in size, amount,... |
| 3 | Middle French | vaste | — |
| 4 | Latin | vastus | Empty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |
Words derived from “vasta”