Where does “asta” come from?

asta (Italian) comes from Latin hasta, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰast- — rod; pole; bar; switch.

asta (Italian): pole; rod; shaft

Definitions

  1. pole; rod; shaft

Ancestry of “asta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhastaa spear, lance, pike, carried by soldiers and...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰast-rod; pole; bar; switch

Words derived from “asta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰast- →Every word from Latin hasta →