Where does “gasto” come from?

gasto (Spanish) comes from Latin vastō, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

gasto (Spanish): expenditure, cost; spending, expense

Definitions

  1. expenditure, cost; spending, expense

Ancestry of “gasto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvastōto devastate, destroy, ravage, lay waste
2LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
3Proto-Celticwāstosempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “gasto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstosEvery word from Latin vastus
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