Where does “Vesta” come from?

Vesta (Middle English) comes from Latin Vesta, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

Vesta (Middle English): The Roman goddess of the hearth and home; Vesta

Definitions

  1. The Roman goddess of the hearth and home; Vesta

Ancestry of “Vesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVestagoddess of the hearth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “Vesta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Latin Vesta →