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Where does “vasto” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vasto”, step by step

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