Where does “haste” come from?
haste (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese hasta, from Latin hasta, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰast- — rod; pole; bar; switch.
haste (Portuguese): pole; stem, stalk
Ancestry of “haste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | hasta | spear; auction |
| 2 | Latin | hasta | a spear, lance, pike, carried by soldiers and... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰast- | rod; pole; bar; switch |