Where does “devastare” come from?

devastare (Latin) comes from Latin vastāre, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂st- — empty, wasted; empty; wasted.

devastare (Latin): present active infinitive of dēvāstō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of dēvāstō;...

Ancestry of “devastare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvastāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂st-empty, wasted; empty; wasted

Words derived from “devastare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂st- →Every word from Latin vastāre →