Where does “vastatus” come from?
vastatus (Latin) comes from Latin vastō, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
vastatus (Latin): devastated, ravaged
Ancestry of “vastatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vastō | — |
| 2 | Latin | vastus | Empty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |