Where does “aste” come from?
aste (Italian) comes from Italian asta, from Latin hasta, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰast- — rod; pole; bar; switch.
aste (Italian): plural of asta
Ancestry of “aste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | asta | pole; rod; shaft |
| 2 | Latin | hasta | a spear, lance, pike, carried by soldiers and... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰast- | rod; pole; bar; switch |