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Where does “vásta” come from?

vásta (Irish) comes from Middle English wast, 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.

vásta (Irish): waste; Alternative form of básta

Definitions

  1. waste; Alternative form of básta

Ancestry of “vásta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwastSecond-person singular past indicative form of...
2Latinvāstitās—
3Latin-tās—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “vásta”

  • vástúil
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