Where does “vastidão” come from?

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

vastidão (Portuguese): vastness

Definitions

  1. vastness

Ancestry of “vastidão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseVastovast
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 →