Where does “vastitudo” come from?

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

vastitudo (Latin): ruin, destruction

Definitions

  1. ruin, destruction

Ancestry of “vastitudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
2Proto-Celticwāstosempty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “vastitudo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstosEvery word from Latin vastus