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Where does “vastaturus” come from?

vastaturus (Latin) comes from Latin vasto, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vastaturus (Latin): about to devastate

Definitions

  1. about to devastate

Ancestry of “vastaturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvastoI devastate, ravage or lay waste; inflection of...
2LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
3Proto-Celticwāstosempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
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