Where does “guasto” come from?
guasto (Italian) comes from Italian guastare, from Latin vastō, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
guasto (Italian): spoilt, damaged, ruined; rotten, bad, gone bad;...
Definitions
- spoilt, damaged, ruined; rotten, bad, gone bad;...
Ancestry of “guasto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | guastare | to ruin or damage; to break; to corrupt, lead... |
| 2 | Latin | vastō | — |
| 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 |