Where does “vasta” come from?
vasta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vasto, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
vasta (Portuguese): feminine singular of vasto
Definitions
- feminine singular of vasto
Ancestry of “vasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | vasto | Very large or wide; vast |
| 2 | Latin | vastus | Empty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |