Where does “gastar” come from?

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

gastar (Portuguese): to spend; to expend

Definitions

  1. to spend; to expend

Ancestry of “gastar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvastarepresent active infinitive of vāstō; second-person...
2LatinvastoI devastate, ravage or lay waste; inflection of...
3LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
4Proto-Celticwāstosempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “gastar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Latin vastus →