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

  1. feminine singular of vasto

Ancestry of “vasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesevastoVery large or wide; vast
2LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
3Proto-Celticwāstosempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Latin vastus →
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