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Where does “gastar” come from?

gastar (Spanish) comes from Latin vastāre, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂st- — empty, wasted; empty; wasted.

gastar (Spanish): to spend; to wear, wear out; to use up, to...

Definitions

  1. to spend; to wear, wear out; to use up, to...

Ancestry of “gastar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvastāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂st-empty, wasted; empty; wasted

Words derived from “gastar”

  • malgastar
  • desgastar
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